Category Archives: General

The blooming and ripening of summer sees our first berries poking out of the overgrowth around us; blackberries, huckleberries, taking center stage.  Our zucchini plants have some blossoms too.   This, of course, had me waiting for each one to pick … Continue reading →

Well, this winter does continue to surprise me. This MLK weekend turned out to be nice outside.  The play of sun and clouds over the mountains, the snow sparkling on the ground like little crystals, a calmness and stillness to … Continue reading →

So notice anything new here? Hmmmm?  THat’s right!  That is our new logo adorning the top of the blog!  Our good friend Leon designed it for us (which was a way better process than our first attempt with this awful … Continue reading →

Check out the photo album for the COMPLETE collection of photos from the Oregon trip in the PHOTO ALBUM> "Oregon Trip 8-12 to 8-18 Alpaca Training"   A nice slideshow with all the captions recap the story for you!   … Continue reading →

What a long and hard working trip that was!  I learned an amazing amount of information and now it is time to put it into practice.  When I got back into the city, we had a little show-n-tell with the … Continue reading →

Back we went to “Pookhurst Ranch”,  Marty’s ranch for the 2nd part to the Basic Alpaca Handling course.  What another full day!  We really exercised our newly acquired skills on these animals today.  I really think the animals enjoyed it … Continue reading →

Apologies for the delay, but it seems that Windows Live Spaces is still not being too friendly to my uploading of photos on my laptop even via email publishing.  But, I shall attempt to submit the pics in smaller batches … Continue reading →

That’s right!  I’m off to Bend, Oregon!  Located in the ‘bend’ of a river in central Oregon on the eastern side of the Willamette National Forest, it is my destination for today.  So, I packed up the car for the … Continue reading →

We LOVE to have visitors!    If you need to escape the heat of the city, feel free to come on up and visit us on the Mountain Loop Highway.    Wanna camp?  Don’t have a tent?  We’ve got a … Continue reading →

It’s not even the unofficial Seattle start date to summer (which we in the PNW know to be July 5th) and the heat is on!  Summer weather is pressing in from all around us.  Dry and hot.   Yeah!   Perfect day … Continue reading →

If you are following along, you’ll notice that we are planning some neat-o hiking excursions to nearby ghost towns and vista points with the attraction of llamas hiking alongside you.  They carry everything for you and love to go hiking … Continue reading →

Well, I’m back on grid and it is time for a couple more entries that cover the comings and goings of the Paca Pride Guest Ranch project!  So let’s start with some new neighbors who swooped on in and decided … Continue reading →

So most mornings we awaken to the bright morning light streaming through the dome of our yurt.  You really get a refreshing night’s sleep for some reason in this round structure.  Ah, but alas, this past Sunday our wake up … Continue reading →

Driving Directions to Paca Pride Guest Ranch   Google Map Link From Seattle… North on Interstate 5 approx. 28 miles to Highway 2 (Exit 194) East on Highway 2, 2.0 miles to Highway 204 — Lake Stevens (left exit) Follow … Continue reading →

Knitting Class – begins Monday nights, 2/27 How much do we need to know about our alpaca fiber customer? Well, we’ll at least need to be able to talk the talk!  Taking a quick look at a common glosary of … Continue reading →