
Teresa
- Apr 9, 2021
2021 Sly Owl Plant Sale!
The greenhouse is starting to burst with veggies, herbs, and flowers that are getting bigger by the day. Nights are still too cold to...

Neal an Teresa Kaufman
- Jan 17, 2021
Snowshoe Trails Near Sly Owl
It's peak season for snow recreation up here at the ranch. Many of our guests use the yurt as their basecamp for winter play spending the...

Neal an Teresa Kaufman
- Dec 6, 2020
Dark Sky and The Christmas Star
The map entirely covering our kitchen table had come in the latest edition of National Geographic. Both sides were filled with symbols...

Neal an Teresa Kaufman
- Sep 11, 2020
Seed Saving
While finishing dinner last night, I mentioned how dark the sky looked. Other than a few stars shimmering just above the mountain, the...

Neal an Teresa Kaufman
- Aug 22, 2020
What’s Fresh
Mid-August the garden is always abundant. I no longer have to remind myself the encouraging words Neal tells me each spring when I worry...

Neal an Teresa Kaufman
- May 29, 2020
It's all coming up green!
The greenhouse has been like a dose of super miracle-making fertilizer. Though we started our seeds 3 weeks later this year, the plants...

Teresa
- Mar 24, 2017
Spring at the Ranch
Cutting back a long-neglected grape last night, I made two fun discoveries: 1. The wild strawberry plants have sprouted healthy leaves....

Teresa
- Feb 10, 2017
Hungry deer and piles of snow
Its been a very long winter. The snow has been relentless. Which makes for a lot of great skiing and snowshoeing! Local deer and elk are...

Teresa
- Jan 27, 2017
And, more snow...
The snow has been deep this year. It just keeps coming, it seems. How many feet do we have now total? Its hard to guess... think we'll...

Teresa
- Oct 8, 2016
Building a yurt
Building a yurt.... takes some serious planning. Plus lots and lots of nails and screws. After careful research, we decided to purchase...