Author Archives: Simon

A much better day!

Posted on 7 May, 2008 by Simon

After a restless night (that’s me rather than Duc and Valentine – as I couldn’t get images of wandering llamas out of my mind, and dreamed of being woken up by an incomprehensible Frenchman shouting something about llamas and destruction), … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name? (part 3)

Posted on 22 April, 2008 by Simon

Well, the baby is now two weeks old, and she has to be named . . . As always, we’ve agonised over this, and given it the systematic overkill. We thought that we should establish some sort of ‘theme’, so … Continue reading →

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An uneasy peace

Posted on 22 April, 2008 by Simon

Things seem to have settled down. We now have two separate herds. Duc (front) and Valentine are facing away from Pedro, which suggests that they are being submissive. Pedro, meanwhile, paces up and down the fence line, with a “you … Continue reading →

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Ahh!

Posted on 16 April, 2008 by Simon

A picture is worth a thousand words . . . . Young llamas – one of eight months, one of eight days

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No it’s not a bus shelter

Posted on 15 April, 2008 by Simon

By popular request (!) here is a picture of the field shelter. Yes, it might be slightly wonky, but the llamas don’t seem to mind. And, in our defence, the land is very sloping and uneven. And we have never … Continue reading →

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Lama poo – servez-vous!

Posted on 15 April, 2008 by Simon

Apparently, llama poo is excellent fertiliser . . . So, we are likely to grow the biggest vegetables in the village, as we have something of an excess available to us. True to form, Val is the poo collector, and … Continue reading →

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