tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post9169482715876073967..comments2024-03-29T01:46:28.258-07:00Comments on Teresa Kasner: Alpaca Farm, Sweet Wendy and Black MoonTeresa Kasnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06228404538876664577noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-88275647735782220762015-02-28T00:04:16.127-08:002015-02-28T00:04:16.127-08:00Wow what an amazing post my dear friend. I haven&#...Wow what an amazing post my dear friend. I haven't been able to look or comment much this week as I was helping my son get ready for a retreat and my husband has been sick. Amazing trip to the alpaca farm. It looks like you got a few mor yarns for your collection and what an amazing gift from yr Australian friend. I will try to go visit her. Have a wonderful weekend. Taci simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649454399398337689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-21054719183122195992015-02-24T16:17:15.481-08:002015-02-24T16:17:15.481-08:00What amazing yarn the shop had! So many lovely th...What amazing yarn the shop had! So many lovely things. You had a great day out! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-59388944729859352392015-02-24T13:24:29.875-08:002015-02-24T13:24:29.875-08:00hello Teresa and what a wonderful day you had and ...hello Teresa and what a wonderful day you had and then that wonderful moon shot. The alpacas are so sweet. Love the yarn and those ice creams looked very yummy. I wonder if you have persuaded Dayle to go out again ? :-) Hugs Anne x Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307995588444416450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-9821236761623892342015-02-24T11:57:00.229-08:002015-02-24T11:57:00.229-08:00OH my GOODNESS! Looking at the pictures with the y...OH my GOODNESS! Looking at the pictures with the yarns is such a treat! And it gives me an idea to build my mom a shelf to store her yarns they make a beautiful display.<br />Looks like you had an amazing week-end ..Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393101640348893129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-19160181042787142492015-02-24T07:54:34.368-08:002015-02-24T07:54:34.368-08:00Oh what a fun adventure. Thank you so much for le...Oh what a fun adventure. Thank you so much for letting us tag along. One day, I hope to get to tag along with you in person! I love those cute little Alpacas...oh how sweet. I haven't used their fiber before, but I have touched it in the shops and it feels devine. So soft and yummy. I would make a cowl with the lovely yarn...and I can't wait to see your beautiful shawl out of the white fiber, too. Oh what fun. That was super sweet of the nice lady to send you her Moms needles. They are very lovely. I always love seeing the awesome views of where you live. Such a most heavenly place. You are truly blessed sweet friend. Looking forward to your next adventure. :) Stitchy Mc Floss https://www.blogger.com/profile/00562041622656969121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-82098078239929573532015-02-24T07:40:26.787-08:002015-02-24T07:40:26.787-08:00Okay, I am drooling, positively drooling, over tha...Okay, I am drooling, positively drooling, over that yarn! Alpaca is the softest yarn and so very lovely. There's an alpaca farm not far from us and I'm waiting for decent weather to go visit it.<br /><br />I saw the moon out the kitchen window Sunday night and thought it looked particularly bright and lovely - had no idea it was anything out of the ordinary.<br /><br />The tea looks very tempting ... I am a sucker for high-end teas but don't very often indulge the taste. And your photos are gorgeous. Everything looks better with a river and firry hills in the background, doesn't it?<br /><br />I would make something very simple with that lovely hand-dyed yarn - a complicated stitch pattern would fight with the colour changes. Probably knitted rather than crocheted....<br /><br />:)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-44999807256862006402015-02-24T07:34:09.944-08:002015-02-24T07:34:09.944-08:00As soon as I saw your alpaca picture, I thought of...As soon as I saw your alpaca picture, I thought of Meredith's recent post about her alpaca farm visit. You girls are having all the fun. I'll need to find a farm in my area!<br /><br />I adore the penguin ice cream/hamburger sign. Those vintage neon signs are the best.Sweet Posy Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915541210527642552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-74113335844092090522015-02-24T04:51:56.519-08:002015-02-24T04:51:56.519-08:00Oh, that first pic does it for me - what a cute li...Oh, that first pic does it for me - what a cute little face on that gorgeous alpaca. Gosh, Teresa, you really do have some exciting places near where you live. I'd go broke if let loose in that shop - aren't those yarns beautiful? You made me hungry for ice cream with your cones !!!! Just when I should be trying to give it up and lose a bit of weight ! Very pretty fingerless gloves your friend sent - so sweet of her. I want an alpaca !!!! xoxDorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237217955755971642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-34041567613088327942015-02-23T22:25:47.325-08:002015-02-23T22:25:47.325-08:00Hi Teresa, i came upon your blog after you made a ...Hi Teresa, i came upon your blog after you made a comment on Lucy's Attic 24 blog. I sometimes click on the links of those who sign off with their blog tag. Some are interesting and some less so but yours made me smile. Your cheery voice spoke fresh and clear as i sit here on a train in sunny Melbourne Australia. Great photos too! I'm looking forward to reading more of your entertaining posts and seeing your crafting projects (avid crochet queen that i am!) XoxRed Haired Amazonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06100903203745873879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-21114547667538201592015-02-23T20:49:32.220-08:002015-02-23T20:49:32.220-08:00Love your alpaca photos!! I am totally in love wit...Love your alpaca photos!! I am totally in love with alpacas so it was great to see some on your blog today:) <br />Blessings, Aimeeaimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255823818961459112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-15436471467432508032015-02-23T16:45:12.815-08:002015-02-23T16:45:12.815-08:00Haven't you had a lot going on! The alpaca far...Haven't you had a lot going on! The alpaca farm and shop look wonderful. I love alpacas, they do have the prettiest faces. They remind me a little of cows. Your whole day looked like fun. I'm so glad you and Dayle take these little trips, it's good for you!Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-37776168207854037082015-02-23T14:07:56.087-08:002015-02-23T14:07:56.087-08:00I've just read "Wild" by Cheryl Stra...I've just read "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed who hiked 1000 ish miles on the Pacific Crest Trail. She talks about Mount Hood, and the Bridge of the Gods. How surreal then for you have mentioned it too!<br />Love that name "Cowlgirls" :) V funny :)<br />Jillxo Jill at emeraldcottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971442891183180993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-14224949468857341942015-02-23T13:29:59.096-08:002015-02-23T13:29:59.096-08:00What a fabulous pictorial. Great shots. Love the b...What a fabulous pictorial. Great shots. Love the bridge paintings & that sunset cloud is beautiful. Nice camera work indeed!<br />I love going on your little adventures. I feel like I'm along for the ride. I can almost taste the lovely ice cream.<br />Don't you just love Foothills Yarns & Fibers. My DH and I always visit during Fruit Loop harvest time. I love how it's so tucked away. You think you've lost your way and then all of a sudden you're there.LacyKnitsDailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485937225860459546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-19285918886798859792015-02-23T12:48:39.560-08:002015-02-23T12:48:39.560-08:00I happened upon your blog via Helen Phillips' ...I happened upon your blog via Helen Phillips' blog in England! Is such a small world when we are blogging and following others' blogs! You were in the Columbia River Gorge, which was my home for many many years! I LOVE the Gorge! I miss it... there is such gorgeous scenery there, and you took me down memory lane at the Bridge of the Gods (used to cross it many many times, and still do when I visit my son in Washougal!); the East Wind Drive-in (where I stopped tons of times with my young son as we drove back and forth from The Dalles to Washougal) and which he called the Penguin Drive-in!; and the ice cream there! oh yummy and their hamburgers are to die for also;;; your visit to the alpaca farm was awesome and brought back memories of when me and my husband raised them in Washougal. We had our own little farm called Silver Spur Alpacas for 5 years and worked up to 13 sweet animals from the original 3 that we bought. They ARE such sweet creatures, quiet and a little standoffish, but so fun to play with!<br /><br />Oh the memories.... I saved hundreds of bags of their beautiful soft fleece, with the plan that I would "someday" too spin it,,, but never did. We gave most away to other spinners when we moved to Central Oregon. The baby alpacas were like little lambs and that's when you can cuddle them. When I lived in Portland in my twenties, I would visit Corbett now and then - what a magical area! the mountains there draw you in, and the old Columbia River Highway, taken from there to Hood River is enchanting. Oh... you should visit Sophie's Enchanted Alpaca, a retail store in Hood River! I think they do carry items made by Foothill Alpacas. The owner, Carol, is a dear friend of mine and she has the most unique and wonderful alpaca clothing and other items for your pleasure!<br /><br />Thank you so much for the trip down memory lane. I have probably a thousand pictures of the Columbia River Gorge, taken at all times of the day.... I think it's probably the most photographed place in the world! I am definitely going to subscribe to your blog and take my time (with a cup of tea of course) browsing all of your wonderful posts! MarilynMarilyn McLeod @ Pink Paper Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166022624714254716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-10698138517596917652015-02-23T12:39:09.340-08:002015-02-23T12:39:09.340-08:00The alpacas are beautiful creatures, with such cut...The alpacas are beautiful creatures, with such cute faces.... what a great time you had seeing them! Love the colourful yarn and the ice creams look delicious! The moon photos are amazing :)<br />Wishing you a happy week.<br />Helen xoxHelen Philippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085327303967055337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-90955060841488692352015-02-23T11:28:29.674-08:002015-02-23T11:28:29.674-08:00Oh wow that place is dangerous for the bank balanc...Oh wow that place is dangerous for the bank balance!! The yarn just looks amazing and as for those lovely alpacas!! Your pictures of the moon are outstanding too. A fabulous post! J9 xJ9sHappinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584533113770166401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-74528721471636396012015-02-23T10:49:26.304-08:002015-02-23T10:49:26.304-08:00Teresa, do you remember you typed to me that you w...Teresa, do you remember you typed to me that you were planning to stay home and crochet on your blanket this weekend :-) Your spontaneous adventures you went on instead were so fun to read about! How wonderful of Wendy to send you the mitts and special knitting needles! And yours and Travis's photos of the moon are out of this world! Thanks so much for adventuring with Teresa, Dayle, and for supporting her wonderful posts. xxxx Gracie Saylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499163425742659172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-16612770375723150202015-02-23T10:11:26.803-08:002015-02-23T10:11:26.803-08:00Really fun post, Teresa! Those alpacas are so CUT...Really fun post, Teresa! Those alpacas are so CUTE!! They just have doll faces, don't they? I looked online for alpaca farms around here, and there are a few. None of them look like they have a shop with yarns and plentiful and nice as the ones you showed. Your friend was so sweet to send you those needles that belonged to her mother and those pretty green gloves! I love the moon shots. So glad you were able to capture it.Pammy Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450773871543490672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-52515543175123974782015-02-23T09:23:59.003-08:002015-02-23T09:23:59.003-08:00Wow! What a fun day! That alpaca ranch looks lik...Wow! What a fun day! That alpaca ranch looks like a ton of fun! The alpaca are always so cute! What a nice shop they have! You got some beautiful yarn too! It'll be fun to see what you create with it. That book looks like fun too. What a great day you had! :-DAcorn to Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334558675705027610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-21406456399471410772015-02-23T06:53:50.093-08:002015-02-23T06:53:50.093-08:00what an amazing weekend. The alpacas are so gorge...what an amazing weekend. The alpacas are so gorgeous, I am glad you bought yarn, the natural yarn is very much like the yarn I used to make my knitted cowl in the beginning of the year. I loved that yarn so much I am thinking of unraveling the whole project just to use it again. I believe the "stud" is a llama, he is probably there to protect the herd for intruders. So glad you had a fun time and that I might have encouraged our field trip.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />MeredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-9106204947795988102015-02-22T21:49:55.426-08:002015-02-22T21:49:55.426-08:00Hi Teresa, aren't they gorgeous, we went walki...Hi Teresa, aren't they gorgeous, we went walking with Alpacas a month ago beautiful animals and the fleece/ yarn is hypoallergenic too...a plus for me doesn't make me itch like wool...love them love the yarn<br />Love you alpaca yarn too hugs x<br />Sue Pinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09602948623134311916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-25982699391725450152015-02-22T19:25:46.515-08:002015-02-22T19:25:46.515-08:00What a wonderful outing! Aren't alpacas wonder...What a wonderful outing! Aren't alpacas wonderful! I went to a farm last year. I think I posted it on my blog. You just have the most wonderful scenery! I never heard of a black moon. That yarn is scrumptious! I enjoyed traveling with you.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669245607085502732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-31321931803239818572015-02-22T19:06:16.235-08:002015-02-22T19:06:16.235-08:00Golly, you had a much nicer day yesterday than I d...Golly, you had a much nicer day yesterday than I did. :-). Although at the end of it we did see Piper so it was all worth it. I adore alpacas. I want one, or two, or more, but they aren't allowed in city limits. I would love to visit the farm with you someday. Baby alpaca is the best to knit/crochet with. Love your sweet gifts from Wendy. I love blogs for exactly this reason. Making new friends around the world. Enjoy your warm weather!<br />Blessings,<br />BetsyBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807691752817225336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-24148378256395561812015-02-22T18:54:37.743-08:002015-02-22T18:54:37.743-08:00Cowgirl..I've got to get that book! Love this ...Cowgirl..I've got to get that book! Love this post. IM working on buttoned mitts tookathy bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534431969086721507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865022255438031627.post-63201078598048286202015-02-22T15:58:57.134-08:002015-02-22T15:58:57.134-08:00Teresa how lovely of you to say such nice things a...Teresa how lovely of you to say such nice things about me and I was over the moon with happiness sending you those mittens and needles, 1 lot I don't think are a pair but the others sure are ☺ What a great post you did on the Alpaca's and beautiful wool and of course I loved seeing the moon xoxoxo love to you and Dayle ☺wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663054843598008679noreply@blogger.com