Goodbye jet stream, we have sunshine today - at last. The alpacas are lying around sunbathing and have given up eating hay as they have dry grass, what a treat. [...]
Ah the British monsoon. We had one in Wales the weekend before last. And guess what another one in Cumbria on Day 1 of Woolfest. This is a big fibre [...]
Trying to get ready to set off for Cumbria and Woolfest tomorrow but severely hampered by unpleasant throat infection that involves lots of coughing and NO VOICE. Whispering Rachel is [...]
UK Alpaca is collecting fleece now. Lucky you if you have finished shearing, we are only about half way through as it keeps raining. Summer, what summer? is the cry [...]
Trailer loaded with trade stand stuff for the Royal Bath & West that starts tomorrow. Our stand will be a yarn and top extravaganza with lots of our new natural [...]
Here is Chas with our brown boy Prometheus who was Huacaya Show Champion at Devon County Show last weekend. Prometheus started to get fidgety and I watched with some trepidation as [...]
It is a beautiful day and Devon County Show starts tomorrow but Chas assures me the weather will change and rain on our alpacas in the show ring. Such a [...]
Alice, the cavapoo, foolishly ventured into the birthing paddock yesterday when we were in the office. Heard tremendous, terrified dog noises and shot out to find Serena with newborn cria [...]
Alice, the cavapoo puppy, is in disgrace having chewed through the network cable in the office. I came up to the office this morning and found Chas soldering the cable [...]
It was wet, my hair had at least three lovely rainwater rinses during the course of the afternoon when sudden sharp showers interrupted the show classes. The morning wasn't bad [...]
Our first time at Wonderwool was fun with lots of sales. The new yarns on cone, hot off the spinning frames, were much admired and the ecru particularly quickly sold. [...]