Friday, September 2, 2022
Do NOT buy just because they are cute ! While the title may seem harsh I am sure many other long time alpaca owners could chime in with story upon story.
Alpaca Ownership Responsibly - try to cover the basic bases
When communicating with potential alpaca owners, starting with simple basics can mean:
explaining there are 2 types of alpacas - huacaya or suri (they are not llamas or even emu's lol)
Correct zoning - are you allowed to have alpacas on your property (not in your house), if so read more...
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Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Zendaya about 9 months old
Nearly every shearing season we feel the harvest is plentiful and there could probably not be such thing as too many laborers. Shearing season, which may be different times of the year depending on location & temperatures, etc., in Southern California we are some of the earliest to shear. Alpaca fleece is extremely warm - I've heard references to it being second in thermal properties to polar bears. I've also heard references that at 60 degrees in full fleece they are uncomfortable. Postponi read more...
about 8 months growth
just sheared
crimpy, bright & fine fleece
blanket across the dining room table lol
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Friday, September 7, 2018
Yarn by Destiny
- When you see and touch that luxurious fleece - over and over again
- When you use the word scintillating to describe suri yarn your herd produced
- When you can't stop looking at and feeling your harvest
- When you can't wait to wear some of your alpaca wear
- When you can't wait to share some of your alpaca wear
- When you are utterly impressed by the creative items that can be produced
- When you are ecstatic over a confirmed pregnancy after many attempts
- When you rejoice over every read more...
barn hair don't care
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
say hello to my little friend
I just recently read something about vitamin F – It caught my attention so I thought I’d write a quick little blog on the benefits of it. Vitamin F is probably the most awesome supplement out there! Realizing that there may be many people out there who are suffering from various ailments, life stressors, work, illness, finances, fragmented families, those who don’t have children, while others who have extremely challenging children. Benefits of Vitamin F may be very vital to your well being. T read more...
friends you meet long the journey
close friends
friends bring you things you like to help make you happy
friends sharing a pen & pregnancy
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
look a heart-shaped mud puddle
This is a dog's world. At least ours often seems to be dominated by dogs. Through the years we have suffered the loss of numerous pets and it never is easy, even though we are blessed to be surrounded by others. We have also been fortunate enough to witness the births of various breed types because our daughter actually runs a non-profit dog rescue. We attended dog shows in the past that also exposed us to a large variety of breeds but those were mostly in the non-sporting categories. The type read more...
Good sit
Ain't misbehaving
smiling in the shade on a warm sunny day
this is my waggy semi-uncurled tail..
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Be a Santa
Happy New Year - Its a new dawn, it’s a new day, its a new year for me... and I'm feeling???
A new year can bring one a chance to reflect on events over the past year and while another digit in itself may not be overly significant, I think it is great to reflect and ponder some on past and plan some, always doing our best to look forward to the future.
In reflecting on 2014, I thought of quite a few of those in our alpaca community; There were those we got to know this past year that suffe read more...
TOY
create something & add a little bling
Take a selfie
play in the snow
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Had a feeling it might be a long, hot summer in So Cal. Not only with on-going drought constantly in the news, it is becoming more evident everywhere you turn, no water in creek beds, dry looking brush and new wildfires breaking out. We are rolling into fall and have had temperatures of over 90 degrees for weeks straight – Ok, no humidity for those in other areas, but regardless too warm for too long.
Not 1 but 3, alpaca people lost their first born cria’s (alpaca babies) just last week and read more...
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
cat helping with scarf
Warning, you may have Alpaca ADD, a version of Attention Deficit Disorder if you love too many things about alpacas to count, have multiple projects going simultaneously, are equally enthused about each one and would prefer to let other tasks such as eating and sleeping go LOL.
I thought I could write a little bit about creative alpaca uses. Personally, I am not a crafter. My mother on the other-hand, she sewed, knitted, crocheted, took cake-decorating classes, painted ceramics... It all l read more...
finished product after tangle mess
attempt at baby blanket & scarf simutaneously lol
felted dog & cat toys
alpaca stuffed dog beds- in process
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Saturday, February 22, 2014
Here I go again (I am thinking if I re-read blog guidelines, I am at minimum doing a dis-service to alpaca blogging) writing not useful, alpaca information, but here I go, once again giving example of what not to do. Sharing our inept ways, in hopes you will find humor in the day to day, excuse pun, hum drums of our alpaca adventure.
Using the saying "keep calm & start an alpaca farm" to seguay into a funny story. Let's for sake of embarrassment say an undisclosed person in household was ho read more...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Although my pile of paper work and time spent in front of a computer sometimes seems to drone on and on -with some of the drone talk coupled with our capabilities of a science lab on Mars, I got thinking about what it would be like to have a drone or remote control activated devices with cameras. If/when they become affordable for use on a farm. Hence the title, Dream a Little Drone for Me...
A drone/robot type device with camera could zoom in check feed & waterers - see if an alpaca is in read more...
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