Archive for March, 2009

Nuzzle and Scratch on BBC

Thanks to Anthony Blears for introducing me to Nuzzle & Scratch, Alpacas from the Andes. This is a new show that will air on the Children’s BBC this April. They are cute and funny. What a great way for children to be introduced to alpacas! Alpacas actually have soft padded feet with toenails on the [...]

Jacques the French Lop

In addition to all the alpacas, Great Pyrenees, and cats we have on the farm – we also have a rabbit. This is Jacques, our French Lop rabbit. My oldest picked him out at the Houston Livestock Show several years ago. He is much bigger now.

Spinach & Artichoke Dip

My husband and I have always loved Spinach and Artichoke Dip at restaurants, but it took me awhile to find a recipe that I liked as well that I could make at home. This recipe got its inspiration from a similar recipe from Shula’s Steakhouse in Miami. Nothing like collaborating with Don Shula on some [...]

No Spit! – Spittin’ Saturdays

This is the last post in our Saturday Spitting series. Today I thought I would address a question that I get asked frequently. “At what age do alpacas start spitting?”
This answer is – that depends. Some alpacas are bigger spitters than others, letting it fly whenever they feel like it. While other alpacas hardly ever [...]

Fiber Arts Friday

In trying to determine what inspired me this week, what to feature as this week’s spotlight, I admit all I could think of was the FIBER itself. Probably because we sheared this week. But it made me want to pay tribute to the fibers that Fiber Artists must use to create their art. If you [...]

Alpaca Shearing Day 2009

We shear the alpacas once a year. Since we do a large number (77 this year), it works best for us to have a professional shearer come in and to do it all in one day. Our shearer is Mark Loffhagen who lives in Colorado. Mark and his team travel around the USA and shear [...]

Sabrina won!

Just wanted to update you on the winning name from our poll in which our Readers were able to vote and choose the name for this cute little girl alpaca. The Winner is “SABRINA”!

Thanks so much for voting! I think it suits her.

Bounding for Shearing Day!

Today we will be shearing from 8am-around 4pm! Enjoy this cute video while we harvest our fleece today. Pictures of shearing will be coming this week.

Alpaca Spit Testing

Actually, there is ONE time when we really want our alpacas to spit.
That’s when we do a spit test to check whether or not our females are pregnant. In the alpaca business our goal is for our females to be pregnant most of the time. Selling breeding stock is where the majority of our income [...]

Fiber Arts Friday

This week’s feature Fiber Artist is hand-spinner, Spazzyyarn. She does a beautiful job spinning luxurious, chunky, thick and thin yarns that look good enough to eat. Last week I purchased her Neopolitan yarn. It is divine. Visit her Etsy shop for delicious yarns and a healthy dose of inspiration. Creative girl that she is, Spazzy [...]



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