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Spring?
My weather software tells me, with the ludicrous precision meaningful only to a computer, that Spring doesn’t start here until 12:44 on 20 March. But we have learned that the accepted first sign of Spring here is the appearance of … Continue reading
The baby grows up
Lilas was born at the end of October. So she is now just four months old . . . . . But she behaves like a teenager. Lovable but stroppy; determined to be treated like an adult, but full of … Continue reading
After the deluge?
It’s funny how my memory handles the weather. Normally, I rapidly forget yesterday’s hot/cold/wet/wind as I experience the weather of the day. I think this tendency has increased since we moved here and I spend so much more time out … Continue reading
Life Goes On
Two days have passed since Fatma died, and we and the other llamas are gradually adjusting to her absence. Yesterday, Pedro, Capucine, Elif and even Lilas seemed a little thrown by the gap that Fatma’s sudden departure had created. They … Continue reading
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For everything there is a season . . . .
For everything there is a season, And a time for every matter under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die Yesterday was the low point in our llama raising career. Fatma, mother of our first baby … Continue reading
Patience Comes to Those Who Wait
It’s quite hard to write interesting blog posts when the only thing that we seem to be doing is Waiting. We are waiting for the snow to melt, so we can go and buy another load of hay for the … Continue reading
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