I’m totally in love with this little cria that was born to my friend Stephanie Mize of Gulf Breeze Alpacas. The cria was sired by one of our herdsires. Guess which one? (Looks just like his daddy) I could blog about this kid all week. And I will later. On the road today. But I [...]
The New Orleans Saints have done us proud! So proud. They have won the NFC Championship and are going to their first Super Bowl.
And it feels like Destiny.
I’m a huge sports fan. I believe there are many lessons we can learn from sports. Some of the greatest stories ever told are played out on [...]
The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~ Ashley Montagu
Learning to spin yarn has not been an easy pursuit for me. But after several classes and a good bit of practice, I’m starting to see some progress. It has helped me to use colorful fiber that I liked working with. The natural browns and off-whites looked so much like kitty hairballs that it was [...]
Ultra’s cria
Ultra had her first cria on Tuesday. With first time moms – you’re never quite sure what you are going to get. Most take to mothering well, some need a little more time to figure out what is expected of them. Ultra did a great job. She loved her cria from the beginning, and [...]
When alpaca cria (babies) are born on cold, grey days we usually use a blow-dryer to get them warm, toasty, and dry: ready for the world. Most of their moms are startled at first, but they usually decide it’s okay for me to blow-dry their cria.
Not Ultra. (see above green spit)
Participating in Wordless Wednesday.
Photo by Val Newell of The Green Alpaca
Participating in Wordless Wednesday
One thing I do to pass the time while I do farm chores is listen to books. I just got finished listening to The Help by Kathryn Stockett.
This was a phenomenal book. I didn’t want it to end, and I found myself rationing it out chapter by chapter so it wouldn’t be over too quickly. [...]
His dam, Guardian Angel, was due at the end of July. That is the worst time of year for us to be having cria born down South so she stayed in Massachusetts to birth out. Her cria was born all happy and healthy this summer, sired by CCNF Royal Ring of Fire. I wanted to [...]
I’ve been away from blogging recently so that I could have some spa time. Not really. But this is what I need.
The last month has been filled with more farm work than ever. Our farm manager has moved on, and we’ve had to find an extra 40 hours a week to do farm work. That, [...]
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