It could have been an ordinary Thursday at Tower Ranch. There were chores to be done, animals to feed, and dinner to cook. But there was also lambs to play with. But first, the girls wanted my attention. Today was the day that we decided to put the lambs outside, with their mother of course….
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I always wished I was raised in a barn.
Lamb Watch
Nellie and her twins are doing great, everyone is healthy and thriving. Next on deck are Jolene and Missy. Jolene got moved into a jug, a small birthing pen, today after she showed signs of impending labor. Of course then she scarfed her dinner, which indicates she’s not all that close, and at last check…
Lamb Coat – Part 1
In America it’s possible to buy just about anything you want or need but sometimes I like to make things for my self. Luckily I have the skills to recreate just about anything I can see so the making part comes rather easily for me. I enjoy finding the parts and pieces too, it’s like…
It’s Twins!!!
Nellie gave us twins today. I came home from work to these adorable little bouncy babies. The little boy was zooming all around so my son dubbed him Bouncing Billy. I promised my friend the first girl would be named Bridget so Bridget she shall be. She has the cutest markings on her face. Bridget…
Lamb Watch 2014
Waiting for lambs is like waiting for paint to dry. You know it’s going to happen but you just don’t know when. It depends on the thickness of the paint, how it was applied, the relative humidity in the air and room temperature, among other things. Waiting on Lambs is much the same. We know…
Mudremmas
While the rest of the country has been freezing and blizzarding and just plain winter, we here in Alaska have been enjoying a weird respite from normal temps. This past week has been in the 40’s and raining. The ground is frozen so none of the water can soak in so we have puddles and…
Bald is Beautiful
Christmas presents come with pretty wrapping paper and frilly bows indicative of the great lengths we go to in order to decorate and disguise the gifts we’ve purchased for our loved ones. Then Christmas morning sees us staring longingly at all colorful packages waiting anxiously until we can open them up and see what’s inside….
Barn Chores in a Bathrobe
“The best laid plans of mice and men” my mother used to say, paraphrasing from John Steinbeck’s 1937 novel – Of Mice and Men. I was lucky enough to grow up with well read parents who encouraged the love of good stories by using quotes that made us ask questions and then handing us the books as an…
Where Are You Going?
This is actually a small rant. One of out Icelandic ewes, our herd queen, always thinks the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Like, literally, 3 or 4 times this past summer the LGDs let us know there was a problem so we ran out to find Matilda had shoved her…
Sunday Brunch
I love to cook. I can cook for 40 easier than I can cook for 2 and I love every minute of it. A couple weeks ago we had brunch at a friends house and this week we had those same friends over to enjoy a meal with us. We already knew these friends like…
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