Our usual routine is to get the barns all cleaned out in the morning. It’s a 3 -4 hour job for one person. Today, after I fed and watered the alpacas, I decided to clear snow from one of the paddocks in the girls’ barn. It’s warm today (above freezing) … Read More
It finally looks like winter! The recent mild weather has been a real treat, but lulled us into complacency in terms of the realities of winter. Looks like that’s over! A few inches of snow last night and cold this morning make it feel like a different world today. Time … Read More
Our friend Claudia sold her farm and her alpaca herd is now for sale and boarded at Snowshoe Farm. She is selling six breeding females, two crias and two males. These are some very nice alpacas for sale at very reasonable prices.
The Holiday Fiber Festival in White River Junction last weekend was a great success! Many thanks to Lois Miller of White River Yarns for picking this up at the last minute and making it happen. Look for this festival to happen again in 2010. It’s an event with a little … Read More
I’m packing up this morning and heading to White River Junction for the Holiday Fiber Festival. This should be a fun three days of all things fiber. There will be vendors, workshops, a spinning room, games, snacks, room to sit and visit while you work on your fiber project. Free … Read More
This past weekend was our last alpaca show of the season. It’s good to be done; there’s a lot to do around here before winter! This show (New England Coastal Classic) was a bit upside down from the last two shows. Aristides won second place in his class and first … Read More
We’re packing up today for our last alpaca show of the season. This one is in Worcester, MA. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that Aristides can win his third championship in a row! The weather is decidedly “November” here. Cold, gray and snow showers threatening. Time to break out the … Read More
This coming weekend is the second of three alpaca show weekends in a row. That means today we’re busy packing so Ron can head out tomorrow morning. This weekend’s show is in Vermont, so travel is easy. We have what we call our “show box” that’s filled with the supplies, marketing materials … Read More
Snowshoe Aristides, our yearling male, won a blue ribbon and the White Male Color Championship at the Empire Alpaca Show in Syracuse over the weekend. Ari is an exceptional male with very fine, dense, crimpy fiber. And he’s a sweetie! Ari has two more shows ahead of him this fall. … Read More