Summer/Fall 2020 Events
It's Alpaca! Shopping
Our It's Alpaca! Boutique carries a wide variety of alpaca products, including sweaters, hats, gloves, yarn, stuffed animals, and other toys and accessories. We invite you to visit our alpacas and then take home a little of that alpaca softness for your very own. We are pleased to announce that Shepherd's Purse Alpacas and our It's Alpaca! Boutique will be open to visitors on Saturday, September 12, from 10am to 5pm. Due to the COVID-19 virus we ask visitors to wear masks and exercise safe social distancing. We and the alpacas look forward to seeing you again!
It's Alpaca! is open the second Saturday of every month from 10am to 5pm. We're also open by appointment. That means we're open on the following dates this summer & fall:
- Saturday, September 12th
- Saturday, October 10th &
- Saturday, November 14th
The boutique is also open by appointment, so please call Wayne at 301-452-1874 to arrange a convenient time to visit.
Birthdays at Shepherd's Purse Alpacas
Alpaca birthdays pick up again in September, since we normally breed for spring or fall babies. We have four September alpaca birthdays. So please wish a big Happy Birthday to:
- Ines on September 14th
- Whiskey Sam on September 17th
- My Gal Sal on September 20th
- and Weapon of Choice on September 30th.
This photo shows young Weap-weap showing off for Ines when they were only a few months old. Wish all of the September babies happy birthday the next time you visit!
Ribbon-Winners at the AOA National Fleece Show
The next time you visit, congratulate SPF Harrigan, SPF Ines, SPF Happy Boy, The Wild Rover of SPF, SPF Weapon of Choice, and SPF Sweet Marie for their ribbons at the AOA National Fleece Show Spin-off! We are especially pleased with Harrigan and Ines, who took home first place ribbons, and Happy, Rover, and Weapon, who took home second place ribbons!
Everyone received high praise for the soft handle of their fleece and the quality of the resulting handspun yarn. It is gratifying to see our breeding program get some great feedback for our fiber production!
Here's Happy Boy looking at the girls! Come on out to congratulate the winners and see how macho he has become!
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