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Category Archives: animals
That beautiful, terrible white stuff
The ranch got it’s first snow last week! The animals coped in different ways. The alpacas, who are cat-like in their dislike for being wet, hung out in the barn, miffed. The horses enjoyed a good roll in the mud. … Continue reading
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Tagged alpacas, animals, cats, first snow, horses, ranch life, snow, weather, winter
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The Cliff House Barn Bazaar!
I know it’s been awhile since you heard from me, but don’t worry, we’ve been busy! Mom has been knitting, and Aunt Geri and I have been spinning like crazy for our upcoming Holiday Barn Bazaar! So if you are … Continue reading
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The little tractor that could
Remember that post about the new, bigger manure spreader? Well, one of the fall chores around the ranch is to spread our compost over the fields. It used to be a very tedious, long three or four days. Now, we … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon, compost, manure, manure spreader, nitrogen, plants, ranch life, tractor
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Oh Tuscany. Just…why?
While we were busy cleaning the barn and runs, Tuscany was busy getting dirty. I mean, come on! I have to spin that stuff, dude! You can see why it takes about five rinses to get the fiber clean, right?
Labor day on the ranch
What did the fam do over the labor day holiday at the ranch? Well, I’ll give you three guesses, and the first two don’t count. We worked, of course! Dad was feeling charitable, so he let me do some of … Continue reading
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Tagged arena, dust, goofy animals, ranch life, tractor, tractors, work, working
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Greeting cards are fiber art, right?
I can’t claim to be surprised, since I love our greeting cards, but it is a little strange that they were one of our best sellers at the artist show. We are a fiber shop, after all. But who can … Continue reading
More alpaca commentary: get well soon
Captioning pictures of the alpacas is one of my favorite things to do around here. It’s downright fun, probably because alpacas have such hilarious facial expressions. Mom and Dad have been making greeting cards based on this principle, and here is … Continue reading
That dreaded word: shots
Duhn duhn duhn! Guess who needed a checkup? Well, everyone needed a checkup; it’s Farm Check! time. But Vanny really needed to get his teeth and nails trimmed. Cici also got the full spa treatment. Bravado and Merlin got their … Continue reading
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Tagged alpaca, alpacas, clostridium bacteria, dremmel tool, rabies vaccine, ranch life, vet check, vets
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Cliff House Alpacas 