New Mule
Great excitement here as the new mule arrives, one amazingly versatile farm vehicle. Our old one that we bought in [...]
Something New…
That’s enough holiday for a while. It is back to work with a celebration of one of our favourite designers [...]
Shepherd’s Hut: Open for Business!
At long last our Shepherd’s Hut, the Alpaca Hideaway, is open for business. We have had four sets of guests [...]
Good Times
Get that confetti (biodegradable of course) the wedding season is coming up, my first one for 2023 is on May [...]
Shows, shows, shows
Exhaustion reigns, honestly we are dead ducks after a weekend at the British Alpaca Society National Show in Telford, followed [...]
Shows, A Hut and Family
Alpaca Hideaway At last, our Shepherd’s Hut is ready and up on the Unique Hideaways website. We are very happy [...]
British Alpaca Society National Show
When you read this, Chas and I will be stood up at the British Alpaca Society National Show at the [...]
Celebrate the Coronation
Celebrate the coronation of King Charles lll with our Coronation Knitting Kits. There is a fabulous scarf in blue D/K [...]
Unravel in Farnham
Last weekend we were at Unravel in Farnham, that was a bit of a blast from the past, in that [...]
Mother’s Day!
Heads Up Sons and Daughters, it is Mother’s Day on March 19. Forget it and your name will be mud! [...]
That Time of Year
This is the time of year when we sort the wheat from the chaff and decide which of our weanlings [...]
Happy Days
Happy Days - have a look at our stunning new colourways in UK Alpaca’s hand-dyed DK range. We met Becca [...]
Castles & Coastlines (and Snow!)
From snowy Northumberland to snowy Devon last Friday, at the end of our short holiday. Probably colder in Devon although [...]
Shawl or Sock?
What a busy couple of weeks. We have had rain, snow, ice and now some sunshine. Things are starting to [...]
Unbelievably Wet
It is still unbelievably wet here. We’ve had to move any alpacas that were down in the valley up to [...]
V Necks and Stripes
Can you believe we are halfway through January already? It has certainly flown by. If you need something to keep [...]
Merry Christmas
Happy Christmas to you all and thank you for your custom in 2022. Watch out for our next newsletter in [...]
First Frost
Dry at last, no rain here for several days so we are all drying out and although we have had [...]
Cosy Toes!
This year has flown by, can you believe it is December already? Have you completed all your Christmas shopping? If [...]
Alice – horses, walkers, cars, lorries
It has been a sad week as Alice, our black cavapoo, our constant companion for eleven years, has had to [...]