…there was chaos. I will grant that the current holiday excess is nothing compared to what it used to be. It seems to be a law of modern American parenthood that the smaller the child, the more out-of-control their parents and (especially) their grandparents behave on December 25th. Particularly with regards to anything made of…
You may have noticed a decided lack of alpaca related content over the past several days. There has of course been the usual pre-Christmas craziness, compounded more than anything by the fact that we take off for 10 days on the 26th. Though the farm will be fully staffed in our absence, we can’t really…
Let’s face it: nothing says “Merry Christmas” like having a Japanese hibachi chef chuck a piece of raw zucchini at your head. Last night was the 2010 addition of the farm’s Christmas party and for the 5th year running we took the 20-strong extended CCNF family to Koto Steakhouse in West Lebanon, NH. For my…
So this morning I did (facilitated would be a better word) what should be the final 2010 breeding within the CCNF foundation herd, that is females which we own whom will most likely be birthing out here in 2011. In recent times we have tried to get more and more disciplined about trying to constrict…
No, I’m not talking about that kind of hangover. Not that the past four days with my older sibling did not present ample opportunities to create that sort of problem but I like to think that, if nothing else, I’ve at least learned how to pace myself over the years where the consumption of certain…
The extended Lutz clan is gathering at the farm today (and for the entire Thanksgiving weekend) from Cambridge and NYC. Best of all is the chance for the four cousins (ages 9 to almost 13), who truly adore one another, to hang together for several days without the pressures of their normal daily schedules. For…
