Born in the Ditch

April 5, 2017, 8:27 pm

Yvonne

One of the big “benefits” I had, being full time on the farm, was that I was flexible in my time and was able to help out at my children’s school and their field trips. I made sure all the animals were well taken care of in the morning before I left. I have to admit, […]

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Sheena – Outmaneuvering me.

November 7, 2016, 11:51 am

Yvonne

Sheena was part of our foundation herd of alpacas. Her registration papers said she was born in Australia in January 1992 and was imported to Canada, Alberta. Her journey was not over yet and she took another trip to Ontario, Briers Run Alpaca, and finally to our farm in September 2004. She was now 12 […]

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Peety’s Story

October 1, 2016, 3:07 pm

Yvonne

We started in 2004 with 8 alpacas and our business plan called for a slow growing of the herd by selective breeding. This would give us enough time to learn and gain experience for our retirement venture. However every once in a while the need of an alpaca or llama seemed to overwrite any artificial business […]

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Sleet is a Beacon in the Night

September 20, 2016, 8:26 pm

Yvonne

We had been living at our new house in the country for about 3 month and were very new to this alpaca farming. The barn was and still is always open, so the alpacas can come and go to the pasture as they please. They got into a rhythm to come in by night fall and everybody was settled in […]

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Playhouse Transformation

August 20, 2016, 4:22 pm

Yvonne

I gave up my booth at the local indoors Farmers Market last Spring. However, I missed my little kingdom. At first I thought I could transform parts of my garage into a studio, or parts of the barn, but then my eye fell on the “kids playhouse”. The kids are fully grown and my garden […]

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Thank you

Your donation is greatly appreciated – Thank You.

I assure you, your donation will be used to care for the alpacas and llamas and help us to keep them save, well cared for and healthy.

I am always happy to welcome visitors at the farm and “talk alpaca” or chatting on the net about alpacas, knitting or life in general. Send me an e-mail and we might be able to strike up a conversation online.

Once again, thank you.

Yvonne Houle
S.A.M.Y.’s Alpaca Farm & Fibre Studio