Our alpacas just love warm, soft Alfa Beet at this time of
the year. We don’t give it to the
weanlings or the boys – unless they are a bit underweight. It is great for any that need building up as there
is so little goodness in the grass in the UK in the winter time. We use Dengie’s Alfa Beet www.dengie.com. Philly just loves the stuff which is good as
it is easy for her to eat with a sore jaw.
I inadvertently let the weanlings out into the field next to
their Mums this morning - whoops! Mike
just can’t get the staff you know!! Fortunately
it wasn’t a problem and the novelty of being so close to their mums again quickly
wore off. I introduced some of the
little ones to head collars this afternoon - they weren’t exactly
impressed. Tomorrow is another day!
I decided that I needed a treat too today so I bought yet
another cookery book. Those who know me
well will not be too surprised! I love
cookery books. I bought “The British
Larder” by Madalene Bonvini Hamel from Forum books in Corbridge which is a
super independent bookshop. www.forumbooks.co.uk. I can’t wait to make the Cauliflower and Shallot
Piccalilli. It would be brilliant with
some good home baked ham. I sense a jam
jar order coming on from www.lakeland.co.uk.
I get very excited about beautiful fabrics – a bit sad I
know! I’m busy making some bedroom curtains for our holiday cottage in Corbridge. Being a bit of a perfectionist, I make my
curtains in a very traditional way, which involves a lot of hand-sewing. With a
bit of effort and not too much wine, these should be finished this evening!
Fingers crossed!
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