Monthly Archives: August 2006

Making due with an office in the pasture

Posted on August 31, 2006 by David

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 →

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Stain our Log Home Picnic event…and we invite you!

Posted on August 29, 2006 by David

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 →

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Gonna see a man about a horse…trailer…AND help with tasks ahead of us

Posted on August 27, 2006 by David

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 →

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Of Uber and I

Posted on August 24, 2006 by David

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 →

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PHOTOS! Oregon Trip 8-12 to 8-18 Alpaca Training

Posted on August 20, 2006 by David

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 →

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Back in Seattle, Up to the land, and a visit with Uber

Posted on August 20, 2006 by David

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 →

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Day 3 – More Handling and Some Leading and a visit with a few stunning Sires

Posted on August 15, 2006 by David

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 →

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While the cat’s away, the boys will play (or stain corners)

Posted on August 13, 2006 by David

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 →

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Day 2 – The serious fun (and work!) begins

Posted on August 13, 2006 by David

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 →

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More Day 1 Pictures – Forest Fire Devastation

Posted on August 13, 2006 by David

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.

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More Day 1 Travel to Bend Pics

Posted on August 13, 2006 by David

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 →

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It’s time for Adventures in Alpaca Training!

Posted on August 12, 2006 by David

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 →

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Pastures change right before your eyes!

Posted on August 11, 2006 by David

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 →

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Log Stacking almost done… 2nd floor next

Posted on August 7, 2006 by David

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 →

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Log Stacking Continues!

Posted on August 4, 2006 by David

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 →

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