Happy New Year

Hi folks,

It's been a while since our last blog but we are so busy with our alpacas and showing new clients around the farm the blog had to take a back seat for a while. We have some fantastic news to announce in the new year but for now we have to keep it a surprise.

The last couple of weeks have been rather challenging with one thing and another but we are pleased to say that we won't be looking back and the outcome could not have been any better if we had planned it, just nursing a little injury now though but as the saying goes "no pain, no gain".

We are still taking enquiries for alpacas and people wanting to move into breeding alpacas so hopefully with visits booked for early 2014 a few more lucky people will become breeders of elite alpacas and enjoy these enchanted animals.

Well that's all for this blog apart from wishing all our readers the very best for 2014. Hoping you all have the best that you could ever wish for.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Karl and Lisa

Logo

Hello all

 With the weather so grim its nice to have all our animals in at night warm and dry, the stud pens are not quite finished but they are usable and the boys are very happy to be in them.

I have been working hard sorting fleeces, the young fleeces are a nightmare to skirt, I think they have got a bale of hay in each fleece, little monkeys.

The big news at the minute is I have finally got my Logo drawn up. I wanted the logo for WillowBank Alpacas to represent what we are all about and with the help from Lauren Stalker talking about what's important to me, this is what she came up with

 

This has been taken from a photo we have of Lily kissing Gieves, and I love it, it sums us up to a tee. 

 

Thank you so much Lauren it looks amazing.

Weekend of Fleeces

Hello all

Sunday was the Heart of England Fleece Show, Its a lovely show and one that we like to attend because we get to have a day out and catch up with friends from down south. 

And the best bit for Lily, is the rosette we came 6th and I hold my hands up Rod and Les it did have half a bale of hay in his fleece, which did reflect in the score. That's what you get when you do something last minute, but with that aside I was over the moon with how my fleece compared to others.

I've not mastered the art of taking fleece pictures but this is High Flyer's 1st fleece, its all very exciting. 

That's all for tonight, take care all.

Village Spirit.

Hello all

Its been fun around the village of Thurlaston this weekend, Its been the village Harvest festival and Scarecrow competition, The scarecrows this year were fantastic and I thought I would put a few up to show you all. Lily did love seeing them well done Thurlaston Villagers.

This is the school scarecrow

Just brilliant, If you would like to find out more about this fab little village it has its own web site thurlastononline.co.uk

Thats all for tonight take care all.

Happy Days

Hello all

Yesterday we had another visit from a lovely couple that we have been working closely with over the last few weeks. Denise and Alan from Yorkshire. Denise and Alan are about to set out on their very own alpaca dream with a fantastic heard that they have selected to start them off with. We are so excited for them both as it always reminds Karl and I of the time we first set out creating our dream.
Denise and Alan are a lovely couple with great determination to build on the genetics that they have chosen and be a part of breeding quality elite alpacas with genetics that we all strive for.

Denise has some fantastic ideas and has a real eye for what she wants, with the enthusiasm that they both have we are sure they will be a great success. We were always told when we were setting out that the happiness you feel yourselves when you help others to create their dreams is overwhelming and they were right, just looking at Denise and Alan as they looked at their alpacas that they have selected gave us such a buzz. Its going to be our pleasure to be able to offer support and advice throughout their journey and to see them achieve their dream of becoming breeders of quality elite alpacas. Well done guys your dreams are starting to come true and we wish you every success in the future.

Well we will tell you more on this later and pictures to follow soon

That's all for now, take care all. 

Dream's Can Come true.

Hello all

We have had a lovely day today, we were visited by a lovely lady from Yorkshire along with her auntie and uncle, who I cant name because I for got to ask if I could mention them on the blog. They were a real lovely family who want to live the alpaca dream, which was fantastic for us to talk to them about how we set out on our dream, the way we have set out our business where we want to go with it, and most import a good old rummage through the alpaca fleeces, explaining what its all about.

The stud pens are coming on, Karl has been working hard on them this weekend again. he is back work tomorrow for a rest!!! bless him

Lily has another wobbly tooth which is big news for her, the cat has had kittens and Willow is getting over being spade last Thursday, hard work trying to stop her bounding round home. Sorry Pebbles your next :-(

Thats all for tonight take care all.

Wet

Hello all

Today has been a bit of a wet day, poo picking the fields still had to be done but I was just to hot in water proofs so I got wet, I did enjoy my cup of tea after I had finished.

Karl over the weekend has been working hard building stud pens, its starting to take shape and should be ready shortly I hope (No pressure Karl).

This picture was taken before it rained taken from our lounge window, it beats watching the television any day.

Take care all.