When I signed in at work, I muttered to a colleague, "Gee, it's the 27th. What happened to March?""It's April.", she responded."Yes. I know it's April 27th. I'd still like to know what happened to March." was my reply.That's the story of this blog at the… more »

For readers in the Roseburg area, the Alpaca Breeders of the Umpqua Valley are pleased to announce that our Spring Alpaca Open Barn Day will be May 14, 2005 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 pm.We at Upper Alpacas will be participating in Open Barn Day. We invite yo… more »

Here are some pictures of fiber in my dye pot. I'm using an old crock pot as my dye pot. We bought a new crock pot with a removable crock -- a great convenience for serving and washing -- and the old one got converted to a dye pot.The dye I'm currently p… more »

That mess on the skirting board is Sindre's 2004 seconds -- fiber from his neck and upper legs that isn't quite as good as his prime blanket fiber. It's actually very good fiber -- and the reason I haven't done anything with it yet is that it's such a me… more »

My main fiber activity for the past week has once again been dyeing suri alpaca. I start a pot of dye in the evening and heat it until I go to bed. Then I turn it back on in the morning and Pam turns it off for me once the color is exhausted.Here you can… more »