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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Today, we hosted Cheryl Reed's class on Wet Felting Alpaca Fibers; there were a dozen students here all afternoon having such a good time; Cheryl is such a wonderful teacher. I can't wait until my spinning classes start!
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
The City of Kennewick's Community Education Department asked us to teach a class for them on the alpaca; so we have created a new one entitled "The Joy of Alpacas"; we had four enthusiastic students today learning all about the history of the alpaca and what we do with all that glorious fiber!
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Saturday, January 07, 2012
Today was such a fun day; our first education event of the New Year; we had ten folks on the farm wanting to learn more about alpacas. We had one group in the morning that learned all about the history and then some returned for the afternoon segment about alpaca husbandry. And the alpacas were on their best behavior, charming everyone!
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Sunday, January 01, 2012
Thanks to all of our customers and friends who visited the farm in 2011; may you have a bright and prosperous New Year in 2012!
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Jesus is the Reason for the Season! Enjoy this special time with family, friends and special foods and gifts!
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
One of our customers, Julie Sellends (they bought their starter herd from us this year) mentioned that she was putting some of her new alpaca yarns at the "Shop the Northwest"...when I asked about it, she told me that this is an online farmer's market which has now opened a storefront in Richland, WA...so we trotted right over to check it out and it is FABULOUS. We instantly connected and they were delighted to take some of our newly created items for the holiday shopping season. Come check us out!
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
The comments we are getting about our newly enlarged store are so encouraging...our hard work is beginning to reap the rewards...almost everyone who visits loves the new mittens and flap hat sets that we had made this year...and who can blame them; they are so beautiful!
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
Whew, it's over; the Alpaca Breeder's Co-Op (ABC) of the Tri-Cities Annual Holiday Bazaar was a huge success; we had visitors streaming in even before the doors were scheduled to open and they bought a little of everything in sight. All vendors reported heavy sales as people were seeking the unique gift this year. Thanks to all our customers and visitors for making this such a success!
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Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Busy, Busy week ahead...the 5th Annual Alpaca Holiday Bazaar sponsored by the Alpaca Breeder's Co-Op (ABC) of the Tri-Cities is scheduled for this Saturday...always a fun time...customers shopping while dad and the kids play with the alpacas! Can't wait to see what new items all the vendors will be bringing this year.
So Collins is busy cleaning out the shop/barn for the event...thank goodness we re-located our store down to the main level this summer...now it opens into the main event area and leaves even more room for other vendors...
Even more fun is the reno going on of our B&B space into our Fiber Arts Studio...Dede, my retail space designer is coming today to finalize the plans...most of the furniture will stay so it will still be a comfy space where people can come and relax while they work on projects...the new Feltloom we purchased with Sondra Grumbein (Tres Aguas Alpacas) and Jerry and Rita Uber (Uber Alpacas) will be front and center in place of honor...we are also moving weaving looms, spinning wheels, sewing machines, knitting machines, our growing library of books into the area.
So be sure and stop by for a visit this weekend!
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Lolita's Beautiful 2011 Cria
10/28/11 - Update from WSU; the cria had a blocked urethra which prevented him from urinating; will test for the reason. Shouldn't the vet have picked up on this?
10/28/11 - Collins went back out to check on our beloved cria and found that he was no longer breathing. We are both very distraught; made an immediate decision to take him to WSU for a necropsy. Long day, bad trip.
10/28/11 - We have been so worried that the cria does not appear to be interested in nursing today; so we gave him a little bit of milk, which he took readily. His ears are up and he is alert; we are hopeful.
10/27/11 - The cria is not improving; so today Collins took it to Dr. Oliver's office. He was dehydrated from the diahrhea and they gave him two bags of solution to rehydrate his body. When I got home last evening from my 3-day trip out of town at 11pm, we gave him another bag of solution. It took about 45 minutes to run the entire bag in. He is still very lethargic, and of course, Lolita is VERY unhappy to be in the barn isolated from the other girls.
10/26/11 - Yesterday, Collins took a fecal sample in and the results came back today that he had coxxy; we treated using the vet's recommendation. Continue to monitor closely. Doesn't seem to be nursing regularly.
10/25/11 - Collins noticed Lolita's cria was spending time in the barn instead of outside today and that he has developed diahrhea; will need to monitor carefully. This is our most beautiful cria produced this year; a full LCA Quechua son out of our color champion winning dam, Lolita; he's a beauty. Collins talked at length with Brenda; I am out of town.
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