From Sheep to Sweater in 12 Hours

April 24, 2013 | Elizabeth Salaam

(Originally published in the San Diego Reader April 24, 2013.)

 

Kelly Friedlen believes every home should have three alpacas in its backyard.

She’s so adamant that, in the two days we’ve known each other, she’s said it … Read More

BACKSTORY: The World of Alpacas, Wool, and Weaving

April 23, 2013 | Elizabeth Salaam

I love my job. Until I started working as a journalist, writing was a way for me to make sense of the world and my place in it.  As an emotion-centric person, I tend to feel my way through life. … Read More