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Welcome Hagrid

Welcome Hagrid

Hagrid is a Babydoll ram. He is neither a baby or looks anything like a doll. He weighs 98kg. And is super keen on grass. He seems quite tame and walks well on a lead. The llamas aren’t keen, apart from Sunny who is very curious. The cats don’t quite know what to make...
Shearing time

Shearing time

It was a mammoth task getting ready to shear. we had to ensure that we could get 19 llamas into the corral on the driveway without any escaping or getting into the garden or either of the orchards. A lot of planning and temporary fencing was required. Clover still...
Goodbye container!

Goodbye container!

The container has finally gone. A big hiab truck came and took it a away. What a relief. Now we have a potential garden. I am hoping to get some plants in before it dries out too much. The natives that have just been planted on the other side of the boundary fence...
A gelding day for Sunny

A gelding day for Sunny

Sunny was quite happy to be haltered up this morning and go for a walk with Shadow and Julia, his Mum. He was getting a bit bored by the time the vet arrived. Julia really enjoyed the oversize buttercups on the drive. Shadow got a bit restless so we put her back in...
An exciting find

An exciting find

I came across an amazing cluster of fungi growing out of a dead punga. Mushrooms in a group that are a bit more scattered and irregular ( Simon says ‘ a bit like you’) are said to be gregarious. We identified them as Summer Oyster Mushrooms. I tried a bit and no...
Recipes for a special dinner

Recipes for a special dinner

These are for my friend Robin who is a big fan of No Ugly health drinks. So I thought I would see if I could create a delicious meal using them as inspiration. First invite tour guests. We had 10 people so we could all ait around the table. I reckon 12 is maximum for...