Naked Eurovision and Other Updates

Naked what? Well, half a dozen people have ended up at my site as a result of using the search term ‘naked Eurovision’, with another person after ‘Eurovision nudity’. There is a definite obsession with nakedness out there! Other bizarre search terms have been ‘lucky dog Limousin’ and ‘Anita Brooknerish’. I used that last phrase [...]

Victory and Victoria

Today, 8th May, is Victory in Europe Day – and also our llama Victoria’s birthday. (Hence her name.) Possibly you recall her dramatic delivery.
She’s one year old today. She’s not fully grown yet – she has another six months or so to go. Vicky’s quite stocky and small, taking more after her dad, Bernard, than [...]

Bernard (the llama formerly know as Alex de Garenne)

A short goodbye to Bernard, our black llama, who died today. He was 16 which is good going for a llama, and had been noticeably looking old for over a year. He was one of the first batch of llamas we bought in 2006 from Bernard Morestin. He was a great trekking llama and last [...]

Stressed but blessed

Yesterday saw the special animal blessing ceremony to mark St Francis of Assisi day at our local church in Nouzerines. Very few services take place there any  more sadly.
We set off in good time with one llama – Oscar, two alpacas – Brendan and Seamus, and one guinea pig – Teggs. Oscar loved every minute [...]