alpacas and children are always a wonderful combination

October 13th, 2010 | Tags: 5 Mintes for Mom, alpaca, Alpacas, child, children, kids, Wordless Wednesdays | Category: Alpacas, Wordless Wednesdays | Comments (5)

A couple of weeks ago I went out to the barn to see Rusty.  Rusty was our old Great Pyrenees livestock guard dog who has been with us for over ten years. He was one of the most incredible dogs I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing.
But that day Rusty didn’t know me. because he [...]

July 12th, 2010 | Tags: alpaca farm, Alpacas, children, funeral, grave, great pyrenees, livestock guard dog, Rusty | Category: Lifestyle, The Alpaca Lifestyle | Comments (20)

What am I getting myself into?

This cute story was shared with me by my friend Valerie Newell from Crown Point Alpacas in New Hampshire.
Spring shows are coming up. Time to start thinking about halter training. If you have kids, letting them come up with ways to make it more fun can make the whole process [...]

February 1st, 2010 | Tags: Alpacas, children, curious george, halter training, kids, spring shows | Category: Alpacas, Handling/Training, The Alpaca Lifestyle | Comments (2)

I don’t know who was happier to have the kids at the barn this weekend – me or the dogs!
One guilty secret that I have is that I don’t have my kids help me with the farm every day. They do help, and they know how to do many chores, but during the summer – [...]

August 16th, 2009 | Tags: Alpacas, children, chores, farm, kids, kids helping on farm | Category: Alpacas, Lifestyle, Tending the Hearth, The Alpaca Lifestyle, The Daily Stuff | Comments (6)

Children love alpacas!

Participating in Wordless Wednesday.

June 17th, 2009 | Tags: Alpacas, children, cria, playing, Wordless Wednesdays | Category: Alpacas, New Additions, The Daily Stuff, Wordless Wednesdays | Comments (5)

This Thanksgiving, I find myself grateful that I have found my niche in life. An unlikely farmer, I adore raising alpacas on our ten acre farm. A former pychologist, I am so happy to be home now raising my four children. After years of struggling, I am thankful that my DH, the Artist, is now [...]

November 26th, 2008 | Tags: alpaca, alpaca farm, Alpacas, children, gratitude, sculpture, thanks, Thanksgiving, the Artist | Category: Lifestyle, Tending the Hearth, The Alpaca Lifestyle | Comments (3)