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Monday, February 4, 2013
Besides watching what turned out to be a good game last night, those of us who raise alpacas on our small farms took note of 3 commercials from the game. Alpacas were seen (if you didn't blink) in two of those commercials. The Lincoln ad featured a glimpse of alpacas lined up along a fence and the Kia commercial shows an alpaca watching a space launch on monitors at mission control. This was great publicity read more...
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Eileen Sheets 1909-2013
Grandma Sheets was born 103 years ago on January 13,1909. It's astounding to think of all the changes in the world that have taken place in her lifetime. The first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk was only 6 years before her birth. The Model T was only one year old when she was born.
She grew up in a strict home where girls worked hard and weren't given the same opportunity as boys. Her father made her quit school after 8th grade so she could work more on the farm. She survived the Great read more...
Riding in Gator at 100
Five Generations
Hands of Time
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
I recently came across this book on Google Books. Looks like a great visual resource on natural fibers. Check out the section on alpacas starting on page 360.
Buy this book on read more...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Moving to Heritage Farm
Take a look at our farm logo at the top left of this page. We chose a rendition of a log cabin to convey our identity. But it is not just any cabin. The Lovelace Cabin at Heritage Farm represents a valued part of our heritage. It reminds us every day of our agricultural roots, solid values and the importance of faith and family.
Here’s the story: In 1987, Beth’s parents, Bob and Nelda Lovelace owned what is now Heritage Farm. Beth and Tim live in Indianapolis at that time and were invo read more...
Building the back porches
Tim removing siding
Daughter Jennifer helping
Cabin and red barn
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Moon and the big red barn
Moon through the farm sign
Moon in focus
Boys enjoying the morning
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
Quechua Benefit
During the first two weeks of November, Beth and I had the awesome experience of participating with the Quechua Benefit Medical Team on a campaign to provide medial services to the people of Peru. I coordinated pharmacy activities on one of the medical teams and Beth helped with the wheelchair team. There were over 40 volunteers on this trip making it the largest Quechua Benefit mission trip to date.
Based in the town of Chivay, the teams traveled daily to villages in the Colca Valley. read more...
Quechua Child
Pharmacy Team
Wheelchair Team
Beth in front of one of the dormitories at Casa Chapi
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Heritage Cornerstones is a selection of thought provoking quotes centered around a theme appropriate for the season. This post focuses on...
~ HOME ~
"A man's homeland is wherever he prospers."
ARISTOPHANES
"Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home."
BILL COSBY
"And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my s read more...
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
While hiking around a small lake the other day, I came upon a stand of large cottonwood trees. The leaves of the trees made a stirring, rustling sound as they danced in the warm breeze. It is a very unique sound - not easily forgotten - and my thoughts were instantly transported back years earlier when I heard that sound almost every day.
Growing up on the farm, we had three large cottonwood trees in the yard and during those hot summer nights, with windows open, the gentle rustling of the read more...
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Welcome to a new feature of our blog we call Heritage Cornerstones. This section includes several thought provoking quotes centered around a theme appropriate for the season. This issue focuses on...
BEAUTY
"The ideas that have lighted my way and, time after time, have given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been kindness, beauty and truth."
ALBERT EINSTEIN
"And beauty is a form of genius -- is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of t read more...
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