snow a while, rain a while. Might get down to freezing but not by much and not for long. I wouldn’t mind another white blanket before the summer comes but I doubt if any will stick tonight. Oh, well. I like summer but I like winter better.
The Farm House is open for the season and we’ve had our first guests. The next couple checks in on Friday. Everybody that comes always enjoys sitting on that big old Southern Comfort porch and watching the alpacas frolic. Hope we get a lot of bookings this summer!
As the days have been getting warmer; my thoughts turn to shearing. I’ve been working on setting up the shearing schedule for me and Linda. I hope we can get it done on weekdays this year but it’s harder getting helpers than for weekends. I’ve got 25 to do here and Linda has 20 at her place. The way we did it last year wasn’t good at all – seemed like I was shearing in dribs and drabs for 2 months! I’m determined to get it done faster this year. If we can work full 6 or 8 hour days with a good crew, we can easily do 10 or 12 a day. (We’re not fast like the pros but we’re kind to our alpacas and shear a good clean fiber harvest!) But a good dependable crew is essential. I can do it with 3 I think but 4 or 5 is better. More than 5 seems to turn into a circus which can be a lot of fun but not terribly productive.
