Monthly Archives: June 2008

The Age of Uncertainty

Posted on 10 June, 2008 by Val

These are uncertain times. Two months ago we signed the ‘compromis de vente’ for the 8 hectares of land around the village, that we are hoping to buy for our llamas to graze. When we first discussed the possible purchase … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Leave a comment

C’est la Fête des Vignerons!

Posted on 7 June, 2008 by Val

Saturday 7 June has arrived. A Big Day for a Little Village. Over the last few days everyone has been busy tidying their gardens and frontages, and all the verges have been neatly mown and flailed. The messy stacks of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Llamas | Leave a comment

A Nightingale sang…..

Posted on 4 June, 2008 by Val

….but not in Berkeley Square. Here is just a little (aural) glimpse of some of the loveliness of the valley below Roquetaillade that we are lucky enough to experience every day. Sometimes, when we have stopped our daily travail for … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Life | Tagged | Leave a comment

The Passing of Childhood

Posted on 2 June, 2008 by Val

As with humans, so with llamas. Babies don’t stay babies for long, and (even though the experience at the time feels otherwise) teenagers don’t stay teenagers for long. Capucine is growing rapidly and developing her very own personality along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cria, Llamas | Tagged | Leave a comment

A hard life?

Posted on 2 June, 2008 by Simon
Posted in Cria, Llamas | Tagged | Leave a comment