Jet Stream

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. [...]

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UK Alpaca

 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 [...]

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Woolfest

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 [...]

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UK Alpaca

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 [...]

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Celebrations

My birthday for a start as I have made it to 63. Decided to go out on Wednesday rather than June 1 as we had to move animals around. So [...]

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Royal Bath & West Show

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 [...]

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Devon County Show

       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 [...]

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Devon County Show

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 [...]

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Alpacas Attack Alice

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 [...]

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Alice in Disgrace

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 [...]

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North Somerset Show

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 [...]

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Wonderwool

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. [...]

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