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.

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

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

Summer Events & Locations

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

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

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.

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

Some sad news

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...