Friday, August 26, 2016 Ed is delivering a car load of fleeces to our favorite mill in Salt Lake City today to be washed and carded and eventually we’ll have some fabulous new yarn and roving back. We usually just do only 3 fleeces … Continued
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