A typical Saturday involves cleaning out the alpaca barn. This particular Saturday was a typical February day...bright, sunny, and c-o-l-d. There's ice everywhere and it can be tricky walking out to the alpaca pen. Thankfully, the layout of the pen minimizes the ice where the alpacas walk but sometimes they like to follow behind their human visitors so we have to keep an eye on where we walk. A little bit of hay spread on the slickest spots help them avoid falls...that and their toenails.
The 'boys' were more than willing to pose for the camera yesterday. Rachael got a picture of Mom cleaning the barn...someday I hope they will remember that going outside to do their 'business' is a good thing.
The last picture is my new 'toy'...this is a drum carder which makes carding fiber so-o-o much easier (and faster) than using my hand cards. We decided to use some of our tax return $ to invest in the carder so there would be less time spent on my carding and more time for spinning. I'm eager to get more fleece washed so I can get busy carding and spinning.
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CONGRADULATIONS on your new "carder"!!! that looks amazing!!! and fun to work with.... HEY... why are you "mucking" the barn?? I can tell from experience that you have an excellent "mucker" in your family... OR does she only do horse poo>>> keep warm, March is just 10 days away!!!!!!
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