Well after having just under 200mm of rain in July, this past week has been full of sun, windless days and frosts. It has been great to get outdoors and back into the gardens. Veges planted, spraying mostly done and just one more garden to finish weeding. Most importan...

It has been a busy week. Since setting up my studio I have used my felting machine, which we imported from Canada. The fibre I am using to make weed mat is the fibre you would normally throw away... It does take a while to felt being so hairy but once felted it lasts o...

I have finally got my studio downstairs, set up. It has taken a bit of rearranging several times and working in it, to work out what works best....hopefully I have got it right this time!

I have an exercise area with a tv on the wall, a sewing area, felting area, a weav...

Just love it when my little Grandchildren come to stay. Apart from the fact I really enjoy being a Nana it is really nice that they love the llamas as much as we do... Here are a few pictures of them leading llamas around and talking to them. As you can see they are co...

Had a lovely afternoon with fifty four people from Te Awamutu visit the llamas. The day was lovely and warm so nice for everyone to be out in the sunshine and amongst these regal animals. They could not get over how friendly they were. These Te Awamutu group had lunch...

Last week did a really lovely talk with 24 people...80 yrs and over, who had travelled from Ohaupo. Not to far away.  They had a morning visiting the Piopio Museum, The Old Post Office, lunch at  Fat Pigeon, then continued out to meet the llamas in person. Spent an hou...

Hi everyone. Been really slack at doing my blogs.... something taking me a bit of getting used to doing regularly especially in my busy life. Hopefully I am going to do it this time and post something every week. A lot has been happening and I will just post over time...

Next lot  of guests are a newly wed couple from Germany. HONEY MOONERS On their way down at moment from Kerikeri. Unfortunately a horrible wet day so won't see the beauty of our country unless it fines up tomorrow. Looking forward to meeting them.

Tomorrow night h...

Well this weekend saw Bob and myself shearing all the remaining girls left to shear.  Most of them were pretty good, glad to get the fibre off so they could cool down... Hot work but glad to be finished. Think the girls were glad as well.... Now I just have to sort the...

Well last weekend was a bit different for us... While Bob stayed at home and did general maintainence on our 100 acres and then managed to shear 10 llamas without my help I went on a 2 day weaving course. Something I haave been wanting to do for a while as I have a 4 s...