Coldwater Alpaca Ranch & Pearl's Marketplace

2011-07-01T13:09:00.001-05:00

Maybe the post has to be short. I'll try again. BlackJack our black alpaca got wedged under a fence and was stuck for several hours.

2011-07-01T11:39:00.001-05:00

Tried to post a message about BlackJack this morning. I'm testing to see if this works.

2011-06-24T11:09:00.001-05:00

I'm now sending messages to my blog from my phone.

Summer Events & Locations

2011-06-24T09:28:00.007-05:00

Saturdays: Memphis Farmer's Market, downtown Memphis 7:00-1:00 every Saturday, look us up on the vendor page of the MFM website, www.memphisfarmersmarket.org/vendorlist

Wednesdays: Memphis Botanic Garden Farmer's Market, 2:00-6:00, check out their website at http://www.memphisbotanicgarden.com/

Thursdays: Collierville Farmer's Market, 8:00-1:00, two of our alpacas visited the market on the grand opening day in May. Their website is http://www.colliervillefarmersmarket.org/

Fridays: St. Jude Farmer's Market, 7:30-1:00, every other Friday, a fabulous place! www.stjude.org

Summer Celebration Lawn & Garden Show, Jackson TN, Thursday July 14.
If you like plants and love to garden this is a must do show! www.westtennessee.tennessee.edu/events/summerceleb.asp

Neshoba County Fair, Philadelphia, MS, Saturday July 23, http://www.neshobacountyfair.org/
Mississippi's GIANT House Party!

Yocona International Folk Festival, Oxford, MS, Friday August 5th, 10:00-8:00, at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center, http://www.yoconafestival.org/

Prairie Arts Festival, West Point, MS, Saturday September 3rd, www.wpnet.org/wp_paf.htm

Alpaca Felted Dryer Balls, our BEST item

2011-04-07T17:12:00.005-05:00

Thousands of balls we have made. Thousands of balls we have sold. It's been almost 18 months since we started selling the dryer balls and we can't make them fast enough. Seems like no matter how many I bring to a show we always sell out. I get the nicest emails from customers too telling me how much they love the dryer balls. I always tell people that a business card is enclosed with their package of balls and that's so they can order some for friends or family after the have fallen in LOVE with them.

Getting ready for SHEARING DAY

2011-04-03T08:04:00.003-05:00

20 Days til shearing! Time to get everything picked up, cleaned up and get organized about the event. There are a two or three vendors who want to come and demonstrate and sell their wares. Time to send out invitations. Hoping for great weather this year. We are due for a break, had rain the last 2 times.

Babies are growing like weeds (we have weeds too) and it is so fun to sit and watch them jump into the air and flip around. With alpaca crias they call it pronking. Not sure what they call it in goats but it sure is cute. Wow, all that energy.

2011-03-12T12:16:00.002-06:00

The 2011 kids are arriving. Some days it's crazy watching and waiting. The does you think are ready to drop don't and those you think aren't ready drop twins. Tuesday I saw something that let me know Kira was in labor. I was able to video tape the delivery. And she had twins!

2010 Kids

2010-04-21T17:26:00.001-05:00

Some sad news

2010-02-05T08:31:00.002-06:00

Kira had a miscarriage/abortion. Don't know exactly which you call it. The doc came out and checked her yesterday and said the baby was gone. So sad, she is such a sweet girl and I was so excited for our first goat to be born on the farm. We will just have to look forward to new ones in April, which is when the next ones will be due. Bummer...

Kira is finally bagging up!

2010-01-29T15:25:00.000-06:00

That means she's going to kid soon....

Pics of the dryer balls

2010-01-18T11:41:00.005-06:00

Here is a pic of some of our Felted Dryer Balls. They are a great new addition to our Ranch Store, Pearl's Marketplace. Felted dryer balls are an all natural alternative to dryer sheets (ugh, lots of chemicals). They are eco friendly, reusable and chemical free. All our balls are made with alpaca and llama which is naturally hypo allergenic. No dyes are used either. Saves you money by drying clothes 20-50% faster by lifting and separating clothes while reducing static and softening fabrics. (Drying time saving based on using 3-4 balls and depends on load size) No more chemical residue that makes towels and diapers less absorbant!

Twin Baby Boys

2010-01-18T11:12:00.005-06:00

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Born January 17, 2010, our first kids of the year! Darlene had 1 brown and one brown/red boys yesterday afternoon. Darlene, recently purchased is still in Austin, TX waiting for us to pick her up along with Deidre and Dean. Deidre has to deliver too before we can pick them up. Dean is our first buck. I'm so excited but I wish I could be in Texas with them, ugggh.

My new baby boys

2010-01-18T11:07:00.001-06:00

These are Darlene’s boys born on January 17, 2010.

Roc Days and Dryer Balls

2010-01-14T14:07:00.002-06:00

Went to Roc Days in Baton Rouge this weekend. Our vendor booth did well and the biggest hit was our new item "dryer balls". Dryer balls are a green alternative to dryer sheets that will actually reduce drying time, cut down on static and soften your fabrics gently. We sold out right after the show started. Guess what I'm making this weekend???? I'll post a picture soon.

The trip was fun and we made 2 stops at the Mississippi Craftsman Guild building & giftshop. Wow that is a beautiful place full of wonderful things.

Burrrr It's really cold in Mississippi today

2010-01-05T13:45:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year everyone, I'm going to start out trying to do this blog thing! I am busy this week getting ready for Roc Days in Baton Rouge. My hands are really chapped, not from the cold but from the hot water I use for felting. Hopefully I will sell lots of felted soaps, felted jewelry and yarns this weekend.

Also Tina is busy making some changes to the website so go and check it out.

BIG Thanks to Tina!

Rainy day in Mississippi

2007-12-15T08:59:00.000-06:00

We have 2 great pyrenees dogs. Supposed to be our livestock guardian dogs. At this point they are more interested in digging out of the area they are supposed to be guarding! Does anyone know more about how to keep these guys in. My husband is about to strangle them, although this would be impossible since they weigh almost as much as he does. The picture on the front page is of one of them this summer. They will be a year old in January. Today they are caked in mud. What's amazing though is after the rain stops and the mud dries up they go back to being pure white and beautiful.