tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79220667034996643672024-03-13T13:35:48.191-06:00News from Autumn Sun AlpacasIn the Colorado plains, our farm specializes in raising quality huacaya ("teddy bear")and suri ("dread locks") alpacas in all colors for show and fiber! Along with our alpacas, we offer our knowledge, great service, and alpaca products.Autumn Sun Alpacashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861263496904596844noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922066703499664367.post-44116731203525120032012-02-17T14:42:00.002-07:002012-02-17T14:42:58.828-07:00Going Mobile -- Finally!<br />
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"other" blog on our farm web page, just posted today? It is our sister
blog to this one, with the posting focus passed back and forth between blogs! <span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">To avoid missing anything, bookmark both sites</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> -- or better yet, Follow / grab the RSS feed of both. </span>Copy / paste this to your browser to see, or save into your bookmarks directly. </b><a href="http://www.autumnsunalpacas.com/blog/219/0/autumn-sun-alpacas"><b style="color: #cc0000;">http://www.autumnsunalpacas.com/blog/219/0/autumn-sun-alpacas</b></a></span></div>
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been using smart phones for years, tote around iPads and other tablets,
and live-and-die by their ability to communicate quickly by text
messaging and emails.<br /><br />I just got my first smart phone in January
2012 (collective gasp!). Yes, I finally succumbed to the phone envy
watching Michael use all his functions on his Droid phone. I went from
defiant to weak-willed as if it was covered in chocolate.<br /><br />At
first, I was not as as impressed as I should have been. It wasn't
giving me all the benefits and ease that I thought it should... Why? <a href="http://openherd.com/blogEntry.aspx?ActiveOverride=1&Id=1075" target="blank">[click here to learn how to be more mobile]<click be="" how="" know="" mobile="" more="" to=""></click></a></span><br />
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<b>We love giving you info and will try to keep both blogs interesting... If there is anything you are curious about alpacas or fiber/spinning, or network marketing -- <a href="mailto:livingstons@autumnsunalpacas.com">contact Autumn Sun Alpacas</a> with "I have a blog question" in the subject line! If we don't know already, we will RESEARCH it for you to help you get started.</b><br />
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Among the masses, as a small business owner and an "average joe" I have certainly felt the affects of this uncertainty. However, lately, I feel reassured by the media that feeds me the data that I allow to shape my perception. For instance eye-catching post titles cannot help but inspire... <br>
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<b>Did you see this blog post in our "other" blog on our farm web page, posted on 12/15/2011? It is a sister site to this blog, with the focus passed back and forth between blogs -- like a hot potato! <u><span style="color: #0b5394;">To avoid missing anything, bookmark both sites</span></u> -- or better yet, Follow / grab the RSS feed of both.</b></div>
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There are tips and advice that tell you what you already know, but do you remember to employ them? Do you really think how you can incorporate them into your business model? <br>
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For instance, I saw a link to this site's article in a business newsletter that I receive <i>[That's another trick right there! SUBSCRIBE to all those FREE business newsletters! They consolidate links to the multitude of blogs and websites out that there are available]</i> and followed it to the site to read the full listing....<br>
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It told me things I already knew... boring, right? But, then, I started to consider exactly how I AM already using these or how I am NOT using them and what can I do to change that. That's the a-ha moment, when you leave the "classroom" and enter the "real-world" environment. Apply and/or reinforce the tenets that you may 'already know'!<br>
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Here's what the blog said in a nutshell versus how I applied it to my business (alpacas!) model:<br>
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<u><b>5 Ways To Thrive In A Overcrowded Industry Katie Morell Contributor, OPEN Forum Contributors</b></u></div>
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Cleaning alpaca fiber is not as hard as it seems... It is always nice to have your fiber processed at a mini mill into clouds, rovings, top or yarn! But sometimes you need to wash it yourself, and it certainly is good to know how. </div>
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Cleaning alpaca fiber in the kitchen sink or a basin is easy to do in small bunches if you have only a couple or even a few pounds of fiber, such as bought from the fair or online. This is also a flexible method if you urgently need a small amount for a spinning or felting project. But, if you have literally pounds and pounds (and pounds) of this to wash,<br>
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<i>For a bit if interest, did you know that 'they' say the horoscopes are all wrong and that millions of people are 'not the sign they think they are' -gasp! Not me, I don't care what they think, I'm a Capricorn. (Now if you know anything about the descriptions of Capricorns, you find that statement funny!).</i><br>
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Anyway, though I did go to Amarillo, Texas and Shawnee, Oklahoma for two alpaca shows, I really didn't go anywhere. They were great fun and we are glad we attended them. But shows take a lot of time (& money) so we are taking a brief hiatus on them. I also had some time off (forced vacation) at the end of the year; that should have been great fun. But, the family brought home their own colds and shared liberally. So I managed to get some required graphics done for the 2011 GWAS showbook, but no fiber sorting. Sigh. That mountain of fiber has to get done! I just missed a discount special at Zeilinger Wool Co. but I think they have anther in Feb. But that's okay, I just found another processor that looks promising. That's when I reminded myself that there is often a 'silver lining' to every negative you experience if you remain open and flexible. Do you not appreciate your warm alpaca socks that much more because you just got in from the freezing cold in the barn?<br>
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Well, I digress, again. So, why was I suddenly inspired to write on the blog?<br>
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Where? Black Forest Community Center in Black Forest, CO (north end of Colorado Springs)<br>
When? Saturday Nov 20th from 9 am to 5 pm AND Sunday Nov 21st from 10 am to 4 pm<br>
Why? We will have the perfect alpaca products for early Christmas gifts!!<br>
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So, as I enter my linked trail of thoughts, like Alice jumping in the rabbit hole, don't be afraid because I'm pretty sure that I'll end up somewhat close to where I started :). I'm sure you will be 'back' lickety-split. Here we go...<br>
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Today is Michael's birthday - woohoo! And the old man decided to celebrate by loading a 42" trailer 7 rows high and 13 rows deep with hay. The remaining ~100 bales we loaded into the barn and, as temporary storage, in our large horse trailer! </div>
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... carded with a bit of black and white alpaca fiber for cohesion... spun thick and thin on our e-Flex Spinner, and then plied with a strand of black alpaca... Some of it I plied with a drop spindle until my willpower wilted... some plied by wheel...<br>
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Closeups of the yarn. You can see the steaks of the red, green, purples, firestar... though the black strand really mutes the overall yarn... <br>
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So, I quickly flipped the channel from USA to watch David Letterman. I don't often watch Letterman anymore but I used to. I found it enjoyable, watching his interviews with the Sofia Vergara from Modern Family (great show!), among the others. I thought Shakira was eye-catching (certainly for the guys), but not so talented; give me Michael Grimm or Jackie Evancho's singing any day over that.<br>
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And, beyond that, she took the time to actually display on her Facebook profile quotes that inspire her ....and they were unique, personal, and inspiring! Wow, what a concept. It seems to me, a person that does not truly know Jenn Wisbeck but is 'getting to know her through FB,' that she really knows who SHE IS. That is great!<br>
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Here are her two quotes that I want to steals as favorites of mine!<br>
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Our youngest, just 2 1/2 years old, was so happy and enthralled by the new crias. Despite our admonishments he kept trying to touch them. But, we weren't too worried, since it really seemed that the crias were treating him as another 'kid' -- darting away from his touch, but yet coming back for more!<br />
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So, I remember that the kids enjoy the alpacas and allow them time together. They get used to each other, and it widens both their horizons.... Happy kids, and happy alpacas :).<br />
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"What?" you say. No, it's not really food, but it is creative food for the soul. Especially if you love texture and colors, and don't mind trying new things. And you would like to try some art yarn.<br>
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No two Fiber Sandwiches are the same, since it is composed of the wool / fibers submitted by each participant in the group. <br>
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Last night, I congratulated myself to no end because I managed to wash some alpaca fiber and spread it out to dry! A couple of days ago I put forth a fairly nice graphics advertisement that has the customer pleased. Kudos! Last week -- at least I think it was last week since time has no real meaning any more to me without my kids' school calender being a rigid clock-ticking presence -- I went to the Estes Park Wool Market for the the first time ever! What a blast, even if I was mildly concerned that the non-stop rain was going to cause a flash flood. I ended up buying half of a Teeswater/CVM wool blanket (15.5lbs!!) with a friend so we can learn to spin boucle yarn. What was I thinking, considering I'm not really all that great at regular spinning yet and.haven't spun in a while??<br />
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[x] launch website...<br />
[ ] now, FINISH website!... <br />
[ ] figure out SEO!! Why is execution so much harder than concept?<br />
[ ] clean fiber, wash fiber, card fiber...fiber, fiber, fiber (forever!)...<br />
[ ] figure out how to budget for mini-mill processing of my fiber!<br />
[ ] Pacabuddies this weekend!! (cool, fun stuff!)...<br />
[ ] finish ad(s)... <br />
[ ] do a farm newsletter (oh no, June is almost over with no newsletter!)<br />
[ ] finally do a blog posting - does this count? No! Blog about Celia Quinn or EPWM or ?<br />
[ ] send 'sale' email(s), sigh, though these never seem to work well for me.... <br />
[ ] sell an alpaca (want one?). Yep, positive thinking in effect!<br />
[ ] finish cleaning up the piles of saved kid's school work (yes, I'm THAT mom)<br />
[ ] clean the cat box<br />
[ ] get rid of my cat! Darn it, that won't work; I can't do that. <br />
[ ] adopt my dad's new barn kittens.... What?? Crazy girl, strike that thought!<br />
[ ] make a new barn? Yeah right, with my unlimited money and time. Well, the hubby's time. But, there are 10 cria on the way this year!.....Hmmm, where to put everyone?<br />
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[ ] Make a better list!Autumn Sun Alpacashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861263496904596844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922066703499664367.post-90952093098116752542010-05-13T16:30:00.012-06:002012-02-07T23:53:29.424-07:00GWAS 2010 was a FANTASTIC Show!We HAD TO go to the 2010 Great Western Alpaca Show (GWAS) in Denver, Colorado though we did not have any alpacas to show! We loved seeing the showing, farm booths, the fantastic alpaca entries, the vendors, and last but not least the Fiber Fiesta. There seemed to be so many farms this year (but I do not know the statistics, in truth) and definitely an excellent showing of quality animals! I've always believed that any ribbon from GWAS is a good ribbon, with it being a Level 5 show and usually the largest show in the country. This year, I think was no exception.<br>
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Okay, as promised, here is my first installment (not including my Teaser and my Prelude postings)...<br>
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I had learned so much in my three days at the Celia Quinn Silk Workshop that I felt it best to first present an outline that will map my intentions. This will not necessarily be in chronological order of the class itself but grouped instead by subject.<br>
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Then, I will break up my 'journal' into several postings to show the individual sections in more detail. Really this is done for your benefit, or my posting(s) would quickly resemble an encyclopedia (remember those? that's before the web) edition!<br>
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<b>I've thought about how to present all the information in my blog 'journal' of my Celia Quinn Silk Spinning Workshop experience. I think the best way to organize this information is to give you my prelude (below), followed by a class overview, and then breaking up <i>'what I've learned'</i> into individual sections in separate blog postings. Otherwise, my already effusive writing could become an epic! So....</b><br>
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<center><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;"><i>...this was the class description that lured me in, with excitement about experiencing silk and blending it other fibers - namely my beloved alpaca...</i></span></span></center><center><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;"><i></i></span></span></center><a href="http://autumnsunalpacas.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-celia-quinn-workshop-experience.html#more">read more>></a>Autumn Sun Alpacashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861263496904596844noreply@blogger.com1