Monthly Archives: April 2008

Zen and the Art of Fence-post Carrying.

Oh gosh! It’s more than a week since our last posting. How remiss of us. Our only excuse is busy business and constant hard work. Last week we bought another 110 fence posts (1.8m length, mostly 6 – 7.5 cm … Continue reading

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What’s in a name? (part 3)

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

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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Nothing much happens

A few days have passed since the Bad Day. The hurdle of obtaining hay has been surmounted, (Remotely Interesting Fact: thirty two bales fit in our horse trailer, and weigh around a ton). The guttering has been installed on the … Continue reading

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After the Storm

The next morning came – just a little too soon for us weary things. However, our worries about our four-legged family had us out of bed and up to the field at the crack of dawn (well, maybe a few … Continue reading

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Bad Day at Black Rock

This is a strange life. Just when you think you’ve got it sussed, fate steps in to wipe that smug smile off your face. Wednesday morning dawned sunny and clear. A good day for our first llama walk we thought. … Continue reading

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