My love of animals began as a child and never waned. As a youngster, my family raised goats. I added horses, cows, chickens, rabbits, and sheep over the years. In the 1980’s I bought my first spinning wheel, but set it aside as life became too busy. Several years ago I was contemplating buying a few sheep again until I became involved in helping a client plan their retirement vision of living on a farm. I introduced them to the possibility of raising alpacas, and I got hooked!
I’m often asked, Why suris? Why don’t you raise huacaya alpacas? Actually, my first alpaca is a lovely silver grey huacaya female. But when I saw the suri and began working around them and handling their fleece, I knew this was the breed I wanted to focus on. I love the silky locks and can imagine the beautiful luster and drape of a hand spun, hand knit sweater. So, yes, I do have huacaya alpacas and truly appreciate their lofty soft fiber, but the majority of our herd is suri.