What's New?

Things have been much quieter around here since we've reduced our numbers of alpacas to make things simpler and more manageable, and I hope to be at just 40 by the end of the year (after a herd-high of around 140!). Still, it's so fun when a new baby arrives, especially one as special as this.  Normally, I'd say "Ho hum, a brown boy", but his one is exactly what we were breeding for- great brightness, fineness and crimp in his fleece, excellent bone and structure.  His dam, Snowmass Sweet Serenity, gave us the 2009 Brown National Champion Female from Snowmass XXXtreme, so we were aiming for something similar when we bred her to RobAsia's Snowmass XXXMan (an excellent XXXtreme son).  Just a little shop talk for those that are interested in such!

Our daughter is so good with animals, and she showed special concern for this little guy when he was born.  For some unknown reason, she was adamant that his name be "Steve" (she denies knowing any cute guys of that name!)  So, Steve he is... not sure if he's going to be Steve Jobs or Steve Martin, he does lean more toward the comical side rather than the bright side, we'll see!

Last weekend was the Kentucky Classic Alpaca Show, a lot of fun as always (we took 3 alpacas and came away with 2 firsts and a third!).  They had a first-ever "Fiber Follies" finished alpaca product competition, and I won a few nice awards for Best Use of Color, Best Neck Piece, and Best Use of 3rds (with a birdhouse). Thanks to the KAA Fiber Committee for sponsoring this competition.  This scarf and many other of my creations (such as the Wonky Wacky Woolly Purse, below, will be available at my first Holiday event of the season, which will be next weekend in Lexington- you can find out all about it here.

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