The sun is shining and all the animals are well and enjoying life.

A rather bizarre e-mail came my way yesterday from someone in Canada looking to butcher alpacas and wanting to know if a friend of mine would buy the skins....

My name is Michael Lutz and I am looking into butchering alpaca's for restaurants here in Canada. We will of course have the skins left over and we would need to find a place for this accessory.
My friend in Vancouver has bought 2 teddy bears conveniently made out of alpaca skins with a tag with all your contact information. I am not looking to get into your idea but rather team up with you and supply you with skins if I can get this idea of lifted off. Tell me what you think? If you think this is a good idea we can discuss the inner details later on.
Thank you for you time and hope to hear from you soon?

Alpaca Venture,

Michael

Needless to say my friend had sold slippers imported from Peru and has no intention of processing alpaca skins....

Yesterday I traded a black alpaca fleece for pie and today the first pie arrived.



With six people in the house and three of those teenagers there is now very little pie left. But it tasted really good. Apparently the lady who traded with me has a bakery near Monterrey so I must find out exactly where for my Californian friends.

I am going to the coast for a few days now so the Blog won't be updated until Tuesday next week. Enjoy the weekend and your alpacas.

Adrian Stewart