We spent a relatively quiet Monday at home here on the farm today. If nothing else there was no school commute which we all enjoyed. Jen was up to her ears in last minute bookkeeping duties up at the Main Barn for most of the morning before coming down for the present wrap-a-thon after lunch….
Just in time for the farm’s Christmas party tonight at the local Japanese steakhouse. For better or for worse I can take no credit for what follows…and with my slightly twisted take on the world, trust me when I say that I feel left out. What you see below is the direct result of Jen and…
Musette, our little C-section baby that could, was weaned from her mom, Boheme, the other day. That was in point of fact, more the psychological weaning, as she had already more or less weaned herself some weeks earlier off of the hanging goat bottle which had been her primary food source since birth. Nonetheless, it…
Many thanks to our partners at A Paca Fun Farm for taking our young co owned Herdsire, CCNF Elixir, with them to the VAOBA Alpaca Expo this past weekend where he won both Light Male Huacaya Champion as well as Judge’s Choice Huacaya Male! With his 5th halter Championship at his 5th show (to go…
I suppose we had this one coming. After managing 2 out of the last 3 years to somehow crash the same hay wagon belonging to the family here in Vermont from whom we buy the beautiful small bales we use at the two lower barns, Ken and Janice Young — tongue planted firmly in cheek…
Bits and pieces from the brain of the CCNF blogger: The partially failed Turkey brining experiment nothwithstanding, I think it means that the just completed extended Thanksgiving weekend was a smashing success when the only thing I can complain about today is that my quads are still sore from hiking up to the top of…
