It was with mixed feelings this morning that I put my little darlings on the bus for their first day of school. I admit that a month ago I was asking impatiently, “When does school start again?”
But now that it has begun, I miss the noise. The arguing. The singing. The fussing. Who knew that [...]
This has been a really fun, busy week with the Alpaca Bunny Smackdown going on. We’ve had lots of giveaways. (there’s still time to enter). Everyone has been waiting, with baited breath, to find out who the winner is. The Bunny Or The Alpaca. Our esteemed judge reminds us that this contest was actually on [...]
For the Alpaca Bunny Smackdown, we are giving away a skein of white royal baby alpaca yarn. This yarn was home-grown on our farm. Made from the fiber of our alpacas, Earth Angel, who won a Blue Ribbon in the National Spin-off Competition, and her son, Bishop, who was a Champion herdsire. The skein is [...]
Welcome to the Alpaca Bunny Smackdown. In the Alpaca Corner, the contributing alpaca – Kocoa Moon! (applause, whistles, & WOOTS!) pictured here. Kocoa also answers to “Pretty Girl”. Weighing in at a healthy 165 lbs. (that’s baby weight honey), Kocoa’s hobbies include sticking her front feet in the water bucket while friends are trying to [...]
Welcome to another Giveaway during Alpaca Bunny Smackdown week! This Giveaway is donated by Lynn (@Sheepmama) whose beloved bunny, Nougat, donated the fiber for this week’s contest with the alpaca.
This Giveaway is for 1/2 oz. angora fiber from Nougat! It is super soft and lustrous. Lynn took the above photo of it from her iPhone. [...]
Our first Giveaway for Alpaca Bunny Smackdown week is an example of peace and harmony between these gentle animals. Brought to us by Fiber Artist Roo from Moonwood Farms. This is Roo’s lucky week. Since she raises alpacas and angoras she really can’t lose.
This batt is called PERSUATION (the purple girl)
A super soft blend of [...]
Welcome to the Alpaca Bunny Smackdown. In the Bunny corner, the contributing bunny – Nougat! (applause, WOOTS, & cheering!) who is pictured below right. Weighing in at a feathery 3.5 lbs., Nougat’s favorite hobby is trying to hump the doe in the next cage. He likes chewing wooden blocks and dislikes having his belly groomed. [...]
It started as a friendly competition among online Twitter buddies @Alpacamundo (Kathryn) and @Sheepmama (Lynn). They got to talking about whose fiber was finer (& perhaps better), @Sheepmama’s adorable angora rabbits’ or @Alpacamundo’s beloved alpacas’?
They decided that they would settle the matter once and for all by having an impartial judge, master spinner @vtknitboy, spin [...]
If you haven’t been watching this filly, you have been missing out.
See Rachel Alexandra in the Mother Goose Stakes.
See Rachel in Alexandra in the Preakness.
The mere sense of living is joy enough. ~ Emily Dickinson
