Thursday, August 25, 2016 Well, we watched Mercedes baby kicking yesterday and posted an eviction notice. We shall see. 😉 It’s a bit chilly today (34° as I type) but we have little baby coats ready if he/she arrives today and doesn’t get warmed … Continued
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 The high today will be around 75°, I think I’ll take advantage of that perfect weather and attempt to finish skirting the 2016 fleeces. I am almost finished so it should be easy. The bounty at the Farmer’s Market is irresistible this … Continued
Monday, August 22, 2016 I made a batch of alpaca spice soap a few weeks ago, and it’s more than half sold before it even made to the store! Guess I’ll need to make another batch of that one. This week will be a soap … Continued
Sunday, August 21, 2016 The weather is perfect for being outside today, so I’ll probably work on more fleeces under my big shade tree. I saw the bag of General Patton’s fleece in the stack I need to skirt and I just wasn’t ready to open it yet. Maybe … Continued
Friday, August 19, 2016 Well, I almost got a newsletter out yesterday. But I knew Smiley was in labor and I do pay attention to such things. 🙂 All went well, normal delivery and he was up and nursing well within 30 minutes. But … Continued
Thursday, August 18, 2016 It’s a pasture vacuuming day today. Did you know that one alpaca produces between 4 and 5 pounds of “beans” every day? That’s a lot to keep up with! But the vacuum keeps it manageable for me, so … Continued
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 I’m just going to have to stop watching these last 2 pregnant girls. My dear dad used to tell me “the harder you watch them, the longer you’ll have to wait”. The problem is I know what can happen … Continued
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 It’s a Yaya day today, will our grandson get to witness a birth? Our last 2 moms are sooo close, so it might happen! Little Grenada (photo below) is making small gains now and is up to 20 … Continued
Monday, August 15, 2016 Hey Linda, you’ve hardly posted anything on Facebook in a week, no photos on Instagram, what’s going on? Well, I’ll tell you. Our last cria born was to a maiden mom and her milk isn’t sufficient for him …. yet. … Continued
Sunday, August 14, 2016 The fleeces are coming along, the garage has been emptied and I found some fabulous roving that I hid away a few years ago for a rainy day that I’m now spinning. No, it’s not raining but it’s too nice … Continued
Saturday, August 13, 2016 One of the moms we are watching for delivery now is Smiley. This will be our last General Patton baby. There’s a big somebody in there for sure! I didn’t name Smiley, we bought her as an adult, but … Continued
Friday, August 12, 2016 We asked our fiber processor to try an experiment with a fleece and she made us a felt pelt! It looks like the pelt of an animal except it did not involve taking the skin from that animal, it was all done by … Continued
Thursday, August 11, 2016 We finally got some rain here! If we weren’t able to use the creek water for irrigation, our pastures would have been crispy a month ago. There is a most welcome chill in the air this morning too and I’m … Continued
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 All alpaca babies look good this morning, that’s the way I like to start my day! I promised Ed that he could have his garage back by the end of this week (it’s filled with fleeces) and since I am … Continued