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
Here’s a photo of Aristides at the North East Alpaca Show. In my last post about this, I messed up his sire’s name. It’s TNT Peruvian Hit Man. Hit Man’s owners say Ari looks just like his dad.
Our young white male alpaca, Aristides, won a blue ribbon and Reserve Champion at the North East Alpaca Show in Syracuse this weekend. David and Kathleen VanGelder from Cedar Brook Alpacas took Ari to the show for us. Ron is busy with shearing this time of year. Many thanks to … Read More
We’re back from our first alpaca show of the season. Our alpacas did well. Falcon, our brown male, took 5th in a class of 13. That’s about what I expected of him. Esther Rose took a 2nd in her class; she has done well in past shows, also. Aristides ended … Read More
What a great day! Warm and sunny. The first snowdrops are poking through the mulch around the big maple tree in the front yard. Rhubarb is poking up from an open spot in the garden. Most of our yard and fields are still covered with snow, but it’s melting fast. … Read More