http://www.moosblog.info Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:17:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Visa is a female brown alpaca and was born on 06 July 1999. We bought her in April 2009, as her and another female we bought had always been together since the birth of the younger one, Guinevere (born 30 July 2004). When we bought thes ealpacas we were told that ... http://www.moosblog.info/2009/08/22/visa-one-of-our-female-alpacas-has-a-baby/ We left Frankie on his own for one day, and then the next day, since he seemed to keep up next to the fence where the two boys (Sumac and Orlando) were, we decided to let him in with them. We kept checkign that he was Ok and not being ... http://www.moosblog.info/2009/06/13/more-about-the-alpacas/ Today we put Visa and Chopaka in the same paddock in the hope that they will mate. They have been in together for about four hours so far, and Chopaka has shown no interest in Visa! However, he has been eating and munching non-stop since he has been in there! ... http://www.moosblog.info/2009/06/11/visa-and-chopaka/ I did some mowing this morning. I had started last week and mowed the front lawns and the back first bit, round by our pool and by the new paddock that we are in the process of putting in. So this morning I thought I would start on the back ... http://www.moosblog.info/2009/06/10/mower-broken-and-mended/ Thanks to my daughter, yet again, for sorting out my problems on my blog. She has it up and working again and has even given it a new look. So Thank You, my lovely daughter! http://www.moosblog.info/2009/06/05/blog-sorted-out-thanks/ Our alpacas were sheared today. They were done in a different manner to last year. Last year they were strapped to a table and sheared. This year they were sheared standing up. First we did little Frankie Blue Eyes. Then he was let into the paddock to graze. Then we did his ... http://www.moosblog.info/2009/05/06/alpacas-sheared/ I have been planting our vegetables and so far have planted potatoes, kohl rabi, carrots, beetroot, lettuce, peas and onions. I am determined to look after it better this year and not neglect the watering... but we shall see! Last year having visitors around caused me to neglect the watering and ... http://www.moosblog.info/2009/04/30/vegetable-garden/ Our new alpacas seem to be settling well.The two girls and Sasha come up to eat the grain out of my hands. Guinevere has been more reluctant, but now eats out of my hand. Visa has eaten the grain readily from day one! Orlando, the boy alpaca is now in ... http://www.moosblog.info/2009/04/28/new-alpacas-settling-well/ I see it is a Long Time since I blogged last! The snow has finally disapeared; Spring seems to be here though every now and again we get a cold day! I have spent 3 lovely weeks in England visiting my family and now it is time to Spring ... http://www.moosblog.info/2009/04/19/two-new-alpacas/ I started on my second latch hook rug the other day. It is a scene with a mountain view. I have already done about 20 sets of ten by ten rows. However, doing the last ten by ten, I suddenly realised I was going to be cutting it fine at the ... http://www.moosblog.info/2009/02/23/latch-hook-rug/