We've been very busy with two yarn shows in the last ten days, finishing up the fleece grading, fighting the weather, first continuous rain and now THE COLD. We took [...]
It was our first weaning day yesterday and 12 females and 8 males said a fond farewell to their mums. The mums by the way seemed to know they were [...]
Here is our new wood-burner, installed yesterday into the office. This should put an end to the days of typing in gloves, a scarf, coats, over-trousers, and in Chas's case [...]
We have had a pretty torrid time with a six week old, 17 kilo fawn cria who went down with an overwhelming infection - that's what the bloods said - [...]
There is nothing quite like spending a Sunday afternoon spraying an alpaca with Crovect and watching the maggots hastily decamp and die in front of you. Did I anticipate this [...]
We finally arrived home just before midnight last night after four days grafting for UK Alpaca at the Knitting & Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace. Couldn't believe that half our [...]
Unfortunately, this year, not many of those with virtually no sloes in our hedges and the blackberries pretty pathetic too. I found enough yesterday to make a big crumble but [...]
Chas set off early this morning with five animals destined for Holland. Leo was meeting him at Reading services to take them over the Channel. Unfortunately the aged brain let [...]
Delighted with our results at the Honiton show where two of our Dynamics progeny did well CME Orlando being Show Champion Huacaya and CME Agnes Champion Brown Female. Our first [...]
Hurrah, we have made it back from the Dunster Show in Somerset. Things started off quite well with a few showers but nothing that serious. But and it is a [...]