
Had a fun day off the farm. Met with some friends and visited the Tuscany Heights Lavender Festival. You could…

Shear Bliss is a big 20.8 pound bay black cira. Couldn't wait around for us to see her be born.…

Magdalena was named after a famous female contortionist. Why you ask? Well she was a bit like a pretzel on…

Can my girls pick the wrong days to deliver. This week has been unusually warm for Redding that is know…

Have you ever thought about the wildlife that still has to find their food no matter what the temperature is.…

Meet Lindbergh the latest edition to our suri herd. Born this morning at 6:59am and survived his first 106 degree…

Dallas is the newest edition to Arapaho Rose Alpacas. He was born to Clarisse and was sired by Sentinel. Weighing…

Camp Love-a-Lot is a is a two-week summer day camp for youths ages 10 - 15. Each camper is teamed…

This is the time of year the Guinea hens start sitting on their eggs. It's also the same time we…

While the roses are beautiful this year this is the second year that I've had snakes. Yikes! I hate snakes!…

The pasture is tall and it's time to mow. So I decided to get the lawnmower out and clean it…

So it's time to get the irritation (opps) irrigation going. I've spent the last few days checking and fixing the…

Back from the California Classic Alpaca Show in Pleasanton, CA. We had a great show with Summer coming away with…

I've been busy getting my youngsters ready for show. Amelia is my "wild card" the first time on her halter…

Last week we got much needed rain probably about 3 inches here at the ranch. The good news is I…

Spring is always a busy time around the ranch. Crias's being born. Getting ready for shows. Getting the irrigation ready…

Several of us got together to dye a variety of fibers this weekend. The weather was glorious and we had…

Daisy was born, at a friends farm, to a first time mom who rejected her. I don't mean she just…

We have been having a very mild winter here in Northern California. The end of 2012 brought lots of rain…

So did you like the movie "Les Miserables"? Well so did we. We named Sierra's female cria Fantine (Anne Hathaway's…

Well I guess our due date was wrong on Sedona. She had her cria today and it's not a premie.…

NessaRose finally had her cria. I shouldn't say finally because she was actually a few days early. I predicted she…

OK so we didn't get a White Christmas, BUT, we did get snow here twice in the last couple of…

We have just finished our first two "Weave an Alpaca Scarf" classes. This class is designed for you to learn…

Here is our fall line up. 10-4-12 Cosette (dsg)female from Elphba (bb) and LV Vantagio (dsg) 10-2-12 Hugo (lf) male…


It's always fun to have a booth full of alpaca fiber, rovings,…

What a great day. We opened the farm from 10 to 4 for people to experience the alpaca lifestyle. The…

Every year we take a few alpacas to our booth at the local Honeybee Festival. It's a good way to…