Since I am gearing up for our Beginning Spinning Class at the farm on May 23, I have spinning on the brain. I’m trying to learn a little ahead of time so that my brain doesn’t explode the day of the class. Here’s a helpful video on pre-drafting alpaca fiber for spinning.
In case you missed [...]
And To the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay!
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We live on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay in Alabama. Mobile Bay consists of both salt water from the Gulf of Mexico and fresh water from rivers. Lots of seafood live in this estuary, and a fascinating phenomenon occurs here that is called a Jubilee.
Wikipedia describes a [...]
BEFORE. When this little alpaca female was born a couple of weeks ago…
…her ears were a bit wonky. Inside out, if you will.
This is something that happens occasionally. It is not genetic and is no cause for alarm. Ears like this can occur from prematurity or just being positioned that way in utero. Several times [...]
In honor of Mother’s Day, Fiber Arts Friday this week is about Mothers and Grandmothers. Knitting, Crocheting, Quilting, along with other fiber arts, remind us of our mothers and grandmothers. These crafts have been passed down, from generation to generation, with love.
Many of us remember someone special from our childhood who always had some handwork [...]
A few weeks ago, I Tweeted that I was making crab cakes for dinner. Many of my Twitter buddies thought this sounded great and asked me to share the recipe. The thing is – I just take them out of the freezer and put them into the oven. (The cat has now escaped the bag!) [...]
Photographs from a mobile breeding trip to Wolf River Alpacas in Mississippi. I always love going over there. Cindy and Terry Labbie are the nicest, most wonderful people!
Participating in Wordless Wednesday.
Another late afternoon cria! This is the first cria for Blue Ribbon Winner WRR Sable. She has taken to motherhood beautifully. Look at her loving on him!
This handsome little guy is the first cria born to one of our customers. Sometimes our customers invest in alpacas and board them with us for months, even years. [...]
The Official Google Blog reports that Google has hired goats rather than lawnmowers to take care of their lawn in their Mountain . Why not hire some alpacas to mow? They would provide the same benefit. In addition, you can harvest their fleece once a year and they offer great tax advantages. Let’s face it. [...]
Start Spinning Book Review & Giveaway
I just finished reading Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn by Maggie Casey, and I have to highly recommend this terrific book. It has excellent photographs and she walks you through things slowly enough that you don’t get lost.
Ms. Casey begins by answering the question [...]
