This has been a difficult time for us. I thought I had better get caught up a bit with what has been going on…but for a while I just wanted to take a moment. Read more…
Tag: MI
Nutmeg and Cinnamon have passed over…..
We have had a few more losses here at Alba Ranch. It seems like a lot lately but the reality is the entire pack was aging and all approximately the same age as well so it was a flood of them leaving one after the other as they have finished their lives over these last few years. I knew that it was coming but that doesn’t make it any easier. Read more…
Willow the Akbash, A Livestock Guardian Dog
We have had a predator attack. It is with heavy heart that I tell you that my darling Willow, my Willowmina, has passed away. She was 4 years old and a stunning Akbash. Akbash are a breed of Livestock Guardian Dogs (LGD) from Turkey. Willow guarded her goats and was always in the middle of a pile of them. Read more…
A Return to the Ashford Country Spinner 2
I have recently returned to my Ashford Country Spinner 2 wheel and decided to spin some rather fine singles on it. I know that “they” say you can’t do that but I decided “they” were wrong. Read more to find out what happened…