Category Archives: animals

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The 2012 business cards are here!

Posted on June 22, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

What does every enterprising young alpaca need? A business card of course! Each of our alpacas has one, which is attached to any product containing their fiber. We update them in the summer, and we’ve just finished this year’s new … Continue reading →

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Alpaca water sports

Posted on June 21, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

It’s that time of year again! Time to get out the hose, set up the sprinkler, and begin the alpaca summer olympics. Events include, but are not limited to, standing on two legs in the water:  Standing-start, high jump in … Continue reading →

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Our other new alpaca!

Posted on June 19, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

And this is Vanny! I love how goofy he looks in this picture. Vanny also comes to us from Andrew at Spring Too Fibers, like Cici. He (Vanny, not Andrew) is a medium fawn like Tulip. Until very recently, he was an … Continue reading →

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(One of) Our New Alpacas!

Posted on June 18, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Everyone, meet Cici! She and one other alpaca joined the ranch herd on Friday afternoon. Cici is a true white alpaca, unlike the rest of our white-ish alpacas, who are apparently light fawn (could have fooled me). I haven’t met … Continue reading →

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Recapping the Estes Park Wool Market

Posted on June 11, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

We’re ba-ack! Mom, Dad, Aunt Geri, Uncle Jerry and I spent the weekend communing with fiber denizens of all stripes. Alpacas, goats, paco-vicunas (a breed of alpaca), sheep and llamas were all represented. In addition to the displays by various ranches … Continue reading →

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Nekkid boys

Posted on May 24, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Here’s one final set of before and after shearing shots. Morocco, Tuscany, and Merlin before shearing… And Merlin, Tuscany and Bravado after… Snicker. I think I’ve said about all there is to say about shearing day. I’ll follow up at some … Continue reading →

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They’ve been disrobed

Posted on May 22, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Not much to say today, just thought you might enjoy these before and after shots of the girls on shearing day. Before… And after…. That never ceases to crack me up. They actually look like camelids when they’ve been sheared, … Continue reading →

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The shearing process

Posted on May 18, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

What exactly does shearing entail? Until we got the alpacas, I had an image of wiry lads clipping sheep with big scissors while jig music played in the background. And hey, maybe that’s how they do sheep, but alpacas, not so … Continue reading →

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Like lambs to the…shearing

Posted on May 17, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

I love shearing day. It’s full of promise for a new year, an event that signals we’ve survived another winter, and frankly, it’s hilarious. Alpacas, who are never really dignified, look absolutely ridiculous after they’ve been sheared. And they’re quite silly … Continue reading →

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An ode to Moms

Posted on May 14, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

This post is dedicated to the person who always has your back… The one who stands guard over you when you are little, and sometimes when you are bigger too… She may ignore you occasionally (but you probably deserve it)… … Continue reading →

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