Cas-Cad-Nac Farm Chronicles
News from the Farm
An empty nest
We are childless! Well, for a week anyway. Jen and I just got home yesterday afternoon from delivering the boys into the nurturing clutches of my extended family at their summer base on the outer part Cape Cod. We spent a few days down there ourselves cavorting with my sister (read: getting my ass kicked…
A girl we love
In the 9 years since we were first partners in the Herdsires that are collectively known as the North American Alpaca Stud, few lines have garnered less attention while in point of fact getting more done than that of Snowmass Andean Bronze. While he has never given us a male replacement we felt worthy of that…
Don’t mess with Porky!
So I woke up this morning and guffawed when I realized that I could add something new to the description we have in our sales materials for our young female, Jabulani. It seems that in addition to her many other positive traits she also enjoys kicking the sh!t out of porcupines! That old line you…
A couple of firsts, the new CCNF Chronicle’s 1st year, and our 200th post!
Though I knew in the back of my mind that it was coming up, it somehow slipped by me that yesterday marked one year since we started this blog. The drivel you are currently reading is also coincidentally the blog’s 200th post by the way. I know this because WordPress says it is so. Admittedly,…
Getting in a final lick or two
Yours truly is just back from what was hopefully my final drive-by breeding to Maine, at least for the month of August! The company at TGF was of course wonderful as always though making that trek on a weekly basis could get to be a bit much. We needed to do what we needed to…
I’ve been everywhere man (except in front of my computer)
I think the last eight days mark the first time since this blog started in August of 2010 that I have gone more than a week without a post. Now I’d love to tell you that it’s because of a long and sustained period of trial and tribulations and that the blisters on my fingers…