-
Paca Pride Facebook Page
-
Recent Posts
Top Posts & Pages
Archives
- January 2017
- November 2014
- April 2014
- October 2013
- June 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- November 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- April 2012
- January 2012
- November 2011
- September 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- December 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- January 2010
- October 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: August 2006
Making due with an office in the pasture
Here I am juggling a bunch of different balls this week. While finalizing the fencing order with our farm supply, I am also tackling identifying a veterinarian for our herd. Contacting a few alpaca ranches in the local area, I … Continue reading
Posted in Ranch Development
Leave a comment
Stain our Log Home Picnic event…and we invite you!
What? Stain our House Picnic When? Saturday, 9/2 and Sunday 9/3 All day Where? Directions can be found on our blog or by clicking here We are working so hard towards making this a reality that we can share … Continue reading
Posted in Ranch Development
Leave a comment
Gonna see a man about a horse…trailer…AND help with tasks ahead of us
Something must be aligning in the stars this week allowing me to flow smoothly from one task to the next because the effort required to research, compare, locate, and acquire a 2-horse bumper pull trailer was, in fact, quite without … Continue reading
Posted in Llamas and Alpacas
Leave a comment
Of Uber and I
This past Monday, I headed back out to the land hoping to catch some of the workers finishing up our log stacking. We have a slight delay there as we await the plumber to come out and lay some pipe … Continue reading
Posted in Llamas and Alpacas
Leave a comment
PHOTOS! Oregon Trip 8-12 to 8-18 Alpaca Training
Check out the photo album for the COMPLETE collection of photos from the Oregon trip in the PHOTO ALBUM> "Oregon Trip 8-12 to 8-18 Alpaca Training" A nice slideshow with all the captions recap the story for you! … Continue reading
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Back in Seattle, Up to the land, and a visit with Uber
What a long and hard working trip that was! I learned an amazing amount of information and now it is time to put it into practice. When I got back into the city, we had a little show-n-tell with the … Continue reading
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Day 3 – More Handling and Some Leading and a visit with a few stunning Sires
Back we went to “Pookhurst Ranch”, Marty’s ranch for the 2nd part to the Basic Alpaca Handling course. What another full day! We really exercised our newly acquired skills on these animals today. I really think the animals enjoyed it … Continue reading
Posted in General
Leave a comment
While the cat’s away, the boys will play (or stain corners)
This weekend was not without its activity at our construction site. Glenn and Tim spent the weekend there finishing up staining of the corner pieces. While our first floor is completely “logged”, the second floor is framed. However, it will … Continue reading
Posted in Ranch Development
1 Comment
Day 2 – The serious fun (and work!) begins
Last night I went to the “meet and greet” at Marty McGee Bennett’s house, where she hosts her Camelid Dynamics workshops. It was a chance to have a drink and socialize with all the others who have traveled here to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
More Day 1 Pictures – Forest Fire Devastation
Here are some of the photos of the previous forest fire that devastated this area. Also check out the glimpse of the fire already in progress.
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
More Day 1 Travel to Bend Pics
Apologies for the delay, but it seems that Windows Live Spaces is still not being too friendly to my uploading of photos on my laptop even via email publishing. But, I shall attempt to submit the pics in smaller batches … Continue reading
Posted in General
Leave a comment
It’s time for Adventures in Alpaca Training!
That’s right! I’m off to Bend, Oregon! Located in the ‘bend’ of a river in central Oregon on the eastern side of the Willamette National Forest, it is my destination for today. So, I packed up the car for the … Continue reading
Pastures change right before your eyes!
I thought I would throw together a sequence of shots highlighting the phenomenal changes that our pasture areas have undergone. To think we started with nothing but stumps and debris strewn all over the place from previous logging on … Continue reading
Posted in Ranch Development
2 Comments
Log Stacking almost done… 2nd floor next
This past week really felt different to me for some reason. I actually was at the land beginning last Tuesday as I was housesitting for our next door neighbor (remember Jack and Gayle?) It worked out really well. I would … Continue reading
Posted in Ranch Development
Leave a comment
Log Stacking Continues!
Howdy all. So while I am still struggling with this new "Windows Live" version of MSN Spaces and still trying to get their photo upload control working (its not) on my travel laptop, I thought I would try to get … Continue reading
Posted in Ranch Development
Leave a comment
Paca Pride Guest Ranch 