Author Archives: Val

Lenny or Not

Posted on 23 March, 2010 by Val

You may recall that a couple of times in the last month or so we have mentioned the imminent arrival of a new stud llama. Well, today should indeed be the Day of the Arrival. I say should, rather than … Continue reading →

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And Then There Were Five

Posted on 21 March, 2010 by Val

It’s been a busy couple of weeks. Last week we took our five No-Longer-Kittens and two No-Longer-Puppies to the vet to be neutered. In shifts. This week we took them back the the scene of the horror to have their … Continue reading →

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If seven maids with seven mops……

Posted on 14 March, 2010 by Val

Sometimes I know just how the Walrus and the Carpenter felt as they walked along the briny beach contemplating the impossibility of clearing away the sand. These days, whenever I take a pleasant walk about the llama fields, it makes … Continue reading →

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Whim and Potatoes

Posted on 7 March, 2010 by Val

So much for resolutions! Perhaps I am just innately contrary. Or compulsively fickle. Whatever the reason, the morning following my adoption of Resolution 947 (“To be as idle as possible until Simon’s return”) found me outside in the sunshine with … Continue reading →

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Life, Vacuum Cleaners and Suckiness

Posted on 3 March, 2010 by Val

Well here we are, only five hours since my last post, and my mind has had a make-over. After taking the dog-puppies for a very pleasant amble through the lanes and tracks around our land, and then going round the … Continue reading →

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Wasting the Precious Stuff

Posted on 3 March, 2010 by Val

Simon is in Ingurland at the mo’, and I am in the middle of a few days of lonesomeness, which feel both too long and too short at the same time. I miss Simon, (in a “…the bed’s too big; … Continue reading →

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