Wrapping up for winter

I’m not going to go on about the awful weather we are having as it’s getting a tad monotonous except to say that I no longer believe in global warming – another Ice Age perhaps but definitely  NOT global warming.

 

Nevertheless, it’s not just us humans that have to wrap up warm.  Scrumpy is modelling – a bit reluctantly! – her fleece coat.

 

 Hester is modelling her waterproof, fleece lined coat. 

 

Scrumpy was actually a bit fed up at having to go outside at all in this cold weather, but top models just have to go where the work takes them!  Actually, I did spot some dog coats for sale at the British Alpaca Futurity at the NEC.  They all looked good but some were a bit more practical than others.  The felted alpaca ones were probably more practical although I’m not sure how washable they would be and although I love Scrumpy dearly I would not put her in a beautifully knitted alpaca coat.  After all, she is not one of those Handbag toy dogs and nor am I a brainless celebrity.  Some might argue about the brainless bit I suspect!

All joking apart, this is the first winter that we have ever used larger sized alpaca coats.  We normally just use them for our crias when they are very young and still vulnerable.

 

 

We have got our first guests at Eastfield, our holiday cottage in Corbridge, arriving on Friday for the week.  Having got the place immaculately clean for the Quality in Tourism inspection, we have now got to give one of the bathrooms a good clean out.  The bathroom in question has a wonderful large cast iron bath – not one of these mean, modern, plastic apologies for a bath.  But, as there was some wear on the enamel, we decided to get the bath re-enamelled before we had any guests.  It looks fabulous now but the whole bathroom is a bit on the dusty side to say the least.  Thank goodness they kept the door shut!  The guests were actually on the phone last night from Switzerland and were just checking through a few details – not least that the heating would be on for their arrival.  I’m quite sure that they will be delighted to find the cottage is so cosy and will be impressed with our Fallowfield Alpaca duvets and pillows.  Check out the photos on the Sykes Holiday Cottage website www.sykescottages.co.uk

Mike has just come in from outside and says that he is going to wear his thermal long johns tomorrow – watch this space for a photo!!!!!