Arctic. What’s better than a fire?
September 30, 2020
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The wind finally eased down a bit but the arctic blast was still on. With chilly temperatures outside, what’s better than a nice fire? A fire with marshmallows!
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Time to head out before the bad weather
August 18, 2020
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Time to head into the valley and do some paddock maintenance. Checking fences and gates, continued to dig a drainage trench, checked up on the alpacas and moos, mowed some swamp grass and sprayed some other areas of swap grass. Chopped some firewood, loaded up the trainer and brought it back up to the house to keep us warm over the next couple of days.
A break from the rainy weather
July 21, 2020
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First day in a long time without rainy weather, so we went down into the valley for fixing things, moving things and play things.
Days of lockdown
April 19, 2020
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I have lost count as to what day we are in but it does not really matter at the end of the day. Life continues not necessarily as normal but almost normal. Feels a little bit like holidays at home with a bit of working in between.
Late breakfasts with more cooked stuff than normal, like GF pancakes, GF waffles, fried breakfast etc.
The great Pukeatua Easter Egg hunt
April 12, 2020
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Mr bunny was terribly sorry this year, he had an accident and lost all of his eggs on the way through a hole in his bag. So all the lovely easter eggs are now spread across most of the farm, ~10 acres.
Day 15 of COVID-19 lockdown
April 10, 2020
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Did a stroll down to the alpacas with Jolan, our daughter. The halter we brought did not fit any of the boys or girls so we just fed them and progressed towards building a little bivy out of old branches and tree bark.
Day 12 of COVID-19 lockdown: Keeping busy
April 6, 2020
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Over the last weekend we had a delivery of Macrocarpa firewood and also got a lot of old pine out of our forest, all piled up ready to be split.
Day 4 of COVID-19 lockdown
March 29, 2020
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We have been busy on various little projects to keep us busy. From cooking to exercising, watching some movies to projects outside.
Day 1 of NZ COVID-19 lockdown
March 26, 2020
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Day one of not going out to anywhere, not having contact with anybody outside the property in an attempt to flatten the infection curve. National state of emergency.
Hard work weekend
December 14, 2019
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A weekend of alpaca shearing, vet attendance, fixing fences and water troughs.
Tidy up time
October 10, 2019
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Spring has just sprung and it’s getting time for tidy ups – spring time cleaning but outside.
Alpaca maintenance
July 19, 2019
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Alpaca maintenance was on the cards this week – One of our winter tasks… ‘Pedicure’ for each animal, vitamin injection and drenching.