We are getting ready for Wonderwool this weekend which is a wool and fibre festival at the Royal Welsh Showground at Builth Wells. It is our first time there dso [...]
Finally in the pouring rain on a very cold day April 23 Rhea gave birth. Her last and only mating date was April 12 so this should have happened around [...]
Our shearing course attendees sheared our old boys who are now shivering as it decided to chuck it down all weekend. One of the old boys was a bit thin [...]
We are in the middle of the shearing course with Chas pontificating to his marvellous slides. I have provided them with brownies and acquired some 'Thatchers Lunches' from Ted up [...]
It is spring, heavy pregnant alpacas refuse to birth, so life as usual. My Rhea is now just under 12 months and I really want to see this cria as [...]
There is an enormous magnolia in front of one of the churches in Tiverton that is in full bloom. It is stunning, I have to drive very, very sloewly past [...]
This morning the cat was on the doorstep first thing with a very large dead rat. We concluded this was a special present as we had been away in Hapert for [...]
We finally arrived home yesterday at half past three in the afternoon and hastily unloaded the girls as they were pretty tight up together in the trailer. All were well [...]
Entries have closed now and the halter classes have a whopping 442 alpacas entered. This will give Chas a serious headache with the penning plans as we will have to [...]