and
on. We are down to the last 2 of the herd. Yeah! I must admit, I'm
starting to get pretty good at this shearing thing. Tomorrow we are
taking it on the road. And Saturday morning we shear our last two. I am
enjoying it even though my back complains through my mouth in the
evening. (I do whine a bit after I have sit too long knitting and
watching Criminal Minds) It was interesting about alpaca personality
dynamics yesterday when we were shearing Vienna. After we put her on the
table and I started shearing my son ran into the house to grab a soda
and while in there the phone rang and he answered it. Well, he was
holding her head and when he left my hubby took it over. I was about
half was through the first side when she noticed he wasn't there. She
started grunting and groaning. Then squealing. She was becoming quite
loud and started stressing. At that point she started testing her leg
restraints. I had to stop shearing for fear of injury by the blades. My
son could hear her all the way in the house! He ran back out, took over
holding her head and calling her, "Vee-Vee". She heard his voice, then
saw his face in front of hers and took a big breath and started calming
down. No more screaming or fighting restraints. I finished shearing her
without another incident. Except her legs. It must tickle or something
cause it makes most alpacas jump and wiggle a bit. I am still in awe of
Vienna's reaction to my son's presence. That certainly is an alpaca and
her boy!
I picked up some fresh strawberries at the local produce stand,
Stuckmeyer's, and put up 3 quarts this morning. I just washed them,
trimmed off the tops and sliced them in big slices and put them in small
freezer bags. The berries in the stores do last longer in the fridge
but do not taste nearly as good as these! As you can see, they are ripe
all the way to the top. They are so worth the time to put up. I
recommend you do it, too.
It has been a weird spring and because of it, we do not have a cherry
crop this year. The strawberries are making up for it. I think I'll make
some strawberry lemonade and ponder it for awhile.
Talk to you soon, Tammy
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