IAN & JENNIFER LUTZ
490 WHEELER CAMP RD
PERKINSVILLE, VT 05151
802-263-5740

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Empire state of mind

This could get ugly before we're through. Three fawn females from Tripping Gnome Farm (including the eventual Champion) with three handlers from CCNF.  Sam Lutz schools his parents (again).

This could get ugly before we're through. Three fawn females from Tripping Gnome Farm, including the eventual Champion, with three handlers from CCNF. Sam Lutz quietly schools his parents (again). Photograph courtesy of Doug Herrmann.

I really do enjoy being at alpaca shows once we’re there at a given event, all setup and . . . → Read More: Empire state of mind

All In

Well, that was fun! We got home last night after a weekend away at the Green Mountain show in Essex Jct., just a short hour and forty minute drive north of us. Though we obviously take pride in our show results (2 Champions, 3 Reserves) what was even more gratifying than winning colored nylon was . . . → Read More: All In

Gearing up the whole team

Oh man, I’m almost giddy: I just looked at the calendar and saw that there are really only 2.5 weeks left in our kids soccer season! Does that mean I’m not a true soccer dad? So be it. Much as I love watching them play it is safe to say that the 5 day a . . . → Read More: Gearing up the whole team

We’re Done Walking In Circles (and not because we had Listeria)!

Random thoughts that percolated while driving home last night from theĀ Empire Extravaganza…

1. Many thanks to all the amazing folks who made this past weekend possible. Empire Board members, volunteer gate keepers and ring stewards, and of course one super efficient (and yes, justifiably testy) show super: Melissa Young-Crozet. We worship the ground she walks . . . → Read More: We’re Done Walking In Circles (and not because we had Listeria)!

Home Sweet Home (for a little bit anyway).

Just back from Syracuse and amongst other things really, really happy not to be creating any more blog posts on my laptop from a Hampton Inn with no mouse. Bratty, I know but there you have it.

While I can’t complain about our results over the past week (4 Champs, 4 Reserves) at all, it’s . . . → Read More: Home Sweet Home (for a little bit anyway).

Just back from one road trip, getting ready for another (and another).

I would like to observe that even the best hotel beds in the world fail to live up to that which I find at home. Add in lumpy pillows and noisy air conditioning and you’ve got a winning combination. That is one of the major factors (along with missing my family, obviously) that motivated me . . . → Read More: Just back from one road trip, getting ready for another (and another).