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Alpaca Rose
Farmgirl at Heart
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Sharon
House
New Mexico
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 Posted - Jun 11 2005 : 2:48:53 PM
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Howdy to all you Farm Girls! My husband and I raise alpacas on 160 acres in eastern New Mexico. We both work "in town" during the week. That is a 60 mile drive east. I am a diabetes educator and a consulting dietitian....that's what helps pay for my hobbies! I love gardening and cooking. I especially love growing orchids and African violets. Birdwatching, scrapbooking, rubberstamping and reading are also "love-to-do"s. Working with our alpaca fiber is a favorite winter activity. My husband and I both card the fiber, spin it on the spinning wheel and I knit or crochet with it. We live in an old farm house that we bought just a year ago, so I'm learning to paint, hammer, and "make do".
I grew up in a small town with only 7000 people, but that's like a city compared to our closest community (6 miles) with 59 people. I love living here with no one driving past and a full mile to our closest neighbor. It's 30 miles to the closest convenience store and hamburger or restaurant. Impulse eating out is unheard of.
Gotta "git", the clothes are dry on the line and we're going dancing at Old Fort Days in Fort Sumner tonight. Trust me, this is a big deal once a year! That little town (30 miles away) is where Billy The Kid is buried. This is the community big fling for the year. Two years ago we had a float and showed off our new baby alpacas. Didn't get around to it this year...maybe next. Isn't that the way it goes "on the farm"? Have a beautiful day, Alpaca Rose
Having a beautiful day with my alpacas! |
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
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michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
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Posted - Jun 11 2005 : 6:20:56 PM
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Hello Alpaca Rose and welcome. 160 acres, I cant even imagine! Sounds like you have a wonderful and full life. Im a hand spinner also, I weave and hook rugs,I dye my wool w/ natural products. It is the most wonderful hooby. I'd like to turn it into s/thing else eventually. I live in N.J. and have no acres yet. We are looking to move to Vermont. I'll be happy w/ a few acres, sheep and chickens and my herb farm. Nice to have you w/ us. Michele
"she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands". Prov. 31:13 |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jun 11 2005 : 8:30:07 PM
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yay..another spinner!! I love to spin and knit and sounds like you have it made with the alpacas..that is great!! I have relatives in NM....wonderful place! Welome!!!
Jenny in Utah
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countrykat
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
kathy
paola
kansas
USA
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Posted - Jun 11 2005 : 10:51:01 PM
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Hi Sharon, welcome. Questions questions questions. I am very interested in Alpacas. How did you start your herd? I've only heard of the major investment and since I am no longer working outside the home I don't think I can swing the price tag to get started. Is there another way into this "hobby"?
Looking forward to your stories.
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Edited by - countrykat on Jun 11 2005 10:51:35 PM |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jun 13 2005 : 5:05:33 PM
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Hi and Welcome Sharon! So glad you are joining us! You will love it here. Jenny from Kansas
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. http://www.xs4all.nl/~josvg/cits/sb/sb101.html |
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