Been Busy Lately

Well, we are expecting snow yet again. This is the view across the bottoms at my house.  We still have snow and ice from last week leftover. I fell again today on the ice. An adult feels so stupid when they fall! I wonder why that is? And you look quickly around to see if anyone saw you. (((giggle)))

I wanted to share the baby knee highs I made last week. I believe they will fit 0-6 months. Of course, I changed the original pattern to turn a real heel. But I really liked this pattern because it called for a larger leg. Most babies, that I know at least, have fat little legs. I think I'm going to have to figure out a pattern to make  me a pair of these! I have more finished projects that I will be sharing soon. And--Leo's here! I can't wait to share pictures of him with you. He is everything I dreamed of and more! Talk to you soon,
Tammy

"Every Girls Crazy Bout A Sharp Dressed Man!"

"they come runnin' just as fast as they can, cause every girls crazy bout a sharp dressed man. da da da dum, da da da da (ZZ Top)" Yes, the girls go crazy for Laredo. It must be the grey tuxedo color or his quiet demeanor. But the girls on my farm love this boy! In the past, I had girls that would only breed to him. I sold those girls in a package because my genetic tree for the alpacas was becoming a 'stick'. And this past fall, a new batch of girls would only breed to Laredo-again! You would think that an open female would breed to any male put with her. Not so here. For instance, Canela spit, kicked and yelled at Griffin when put together. Two times I put them together. I thought maybe she had a retained placenta or some kind of infection or something. The next minute I brought Laredo in the barn to breed to Vidalia. And here comes Canela and cushes at the door next to Laredo breeding Vidalia! The same thing happened with Emmee. And Aztec. So look at him pictured right. His slim build belies how much he eats. He is gorgeous. And full Peruvian. And he has thrown 8 for 9 grey crias no matter what color he is bred to. And he has thrown 8 for 9 female cria. And he is a gentleman breeder. So, I guess a genetic stick is better than a genetic stump! lol  How can I go wrong with

 grey girls? And now he is bred to half my girls for next year. Even Helen, the reigning barn queen, likes to sit by him when he is eating. She doesn't sit by any of the other boys. Ever. So there you have it, as you can see, "Every Girls Crazy Bout A Sharp Dressed Man!:" 

Talk to you soon,  Tammy

Alpacas Love Snow!

Well, here we are in the Midwest with more snow! I am a person who generally likes snow. That is because we usually don't see alot of it here, outside of St. Louis. We usually get a few inches a couple of times a year. That's all. But not this year! Even I have had enough of the white stuff. The alpacas don't seem to mind, though. As long as the hay holds out, they are happy in this white weather. I wish I could be that easy to please. I've been doing some knitting that I'll share later. Go make a snowball and throw it at something! Happy knitting.

Talk to you soon,  Tammy

The first picture is Emmee.

The middle picture is Venus, Roadie and Emmee. And below is Aztec.