The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~ Ashley Montagu

January 24th, 2010 | Tags: Alpacas, happiness, quote | Category: Alpacas, Quotes, Sunday Citar | Comments (6)

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Participating in Sunday Citar

November 15th, 2009 | Tags: alpaca, alpaca farm, Alpacas, climbing trees, Emerson, quote | Category: Lifestyle, Quotes, The Alpaca Lifestyle | Comments (3)

“Never let a problem to be solved
become more important than a person to be loved”.
~Thomas Monson

When we have problems on the farm, it can be hard to prioritize. This quote helps me keep things in perspective.

October 11th, 2009 | Tags: farm, prioritize, quote | Category: Quotes, Words of Wisdom | Comments (9)

photo courtesy of CinnaMarie

The mere sense of living is joy enough. ~ Emily Dickinson

August 2nd, 2009 | Tags: Alpacas, farm, quote | Category: Alpacas, Quotes | Comments (10)

“SHOOT FOR THE MOON

Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” ~ Unknown

Occasionally I like to look at my husband’s monument. The big one in Normandy, France. The one on Utah Beach that honors all the Navy men who served their country there on D-Day sixty-five years ago.

We spent years doing the struggling artist thing. Believing in his talent. Before he could become an “overnight success”. We never stopped dreaming, shooting for the moon.

I’ve never met a person with more stick-to-it-iveness than my husband the Sculptor. He’s so inspiring when he tells people to Do Your Dream. To see more of Steve’s work visit Spears Creative Studios.

July 19th, 2009 | Tags: DDay monument, sculptor, sculpture, Spears Creative Studio, Sunday Citar | Category: Quotes | Comments (6)

“Always Do Right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”

~Mark Twain

July 12th, 2009 | Tags: farm, Quotes | Category: Alpacas, Farm Business, Lifestyle, Quotes | Comments (7)

The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.

~ Thomas Moore

Note: Watering alpacas’ bellies in the Summer keeps them cool. Watering your sister…well, I guess that’s just fun.

July 5th, 2009 | Tags: Alpacas, children and alpacas, Quotes | Category: Alpacas, Husbandry, Lifestyle, Quotes | Comments (8)

A ranch visitor hand feeding bugs to an alpemu

After our talk about the differences between alpacas and emus, I thought I would share an instance in which these animals put their differences aside, creating a highly prized NEW breed of livestock.

Livestock of the Future – Introducing the

Alpemu!

This is THE Livestock Opportunity You’ve Been Waiting for. We’re proud to introduce you to – The Alpemu! It has many benefits as compared to other livestock:

• It doesn’t spit like an alpaca or llama
• With it’s pea sized brain, it’s not smart enough to get out of the paddocks.
• Because the front and rear legs do not match, they are really slow and easy to catch.
• 1 cria and 52 eggs a year!
• Eats hay, snails, slugs, flies, bees, ticks, and table scraps.
• Fiber for the quilt AND Feathers for the pillow!
• Powerful front legs can kill a dog or coyote, off load them with confidence at rest areas.

Of course there is a registry. Much simpler than the Alpaca Registry. Click here for more details.

Thanks to Rick Horn of All American Alpacas for allowing us to publish this on Alpaca Farmgirl. Rick is the mastermind behind the Alpemu. We have him to blame thank for this parody. Disclaimer: This is NOT real. No alpacas or emus were harmed in the process of photoshopping this blog.

December 3rd, 2008 | Tags: All American Alpacas, alpaca, Alpacas, alpemu, emu, emus, parody, registry, Rick Horn | Category: Alpacas, New Additions, Quotes | Comments (4)

Hooray! We are unveiled our new alpaca scarves at our Holiday Open House.  YOU got a sneak peek. It’s an alpaca scarf that not only looks like an alpaca, but is also made from alpaca yarn. They come in Brown, Grey, and White. And in case you are a knitter, we have kits for sale too! The scarf is 95% alpaca, the remaining portion is wool & nylon. It’s even softer and warmer than it looks! It is available for sale at $68. The kits are $46. These scarves and kits can now be purchased at our Etsy store!

Win an Alpaca Scarf (or Kit)!

There are a total of 4 Ways to Enter to win, and everyone is eligible. You can enter as many ways as you like. Each method of entry = 1 entry into the contest. Here’s how:

1. Visit our Alpaca Sales list and then leave a comment answering this question: If you had got to have one of these pacas in your backyard, which one would you choose? (Disclaimer: You actually cannot have only one alpaca. They are neurotically extremely herd oriented and must be kept with at least one other alpaca. This is just pretend. For kicks.)

2. Subscribe to our RSS feed so you can keep up with what’s new on Alpaca Farmgirl. To do so, click the pink button on the homepage to subscribe to Alpaca Farmgirl. This means that you can receive updates from my blog each time I write a new post. You can choose to read them in a reader such as Google, or have them sent to your email account. Once you’ve subscribed to our RSS feed, leave a comment and tell me that you’ve subscribed. (If you are already a subscriber just put that in your comment. Thanks!)

3. Follow me on Twitter and leave a tweet on Twitter about this giveaway. You can write whatever you like as long as you link to this post. Leave a comment that you tweeted with a direct link to your tweet.

4. Write a post on your blog about this Giveaway. You can write whatever you want, just link back to this post. Leave a comment that you did this with a direct link to your post.

* It is important that you leave a separate comment for each method of entry.* Winner will be chosen at random. This giveaway ends on December 17th at midnight CST.

Each day from December 1-6, I will be announcing 2 Giveaways per day. One prize will be unveiled in the morning and one in the afternoon. View a list of all the giveaways so far. Happy Holidays!

December 3rd, 2008 | Tags: 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways, alpaca, alpaca scarf, Giveaway, kit, knit, knitter, knitting, yarn | Category: Alpacas, Fiber Arts, Giveaways, Quotes | Comments (92)