Well as the Fireworks are starting to go off, despite it being only 11.15 pm as I type, and we do last field checks for 2017, I look back at a few of my own thoughts of 2017 and share them with you…

True friendship – early in 2017 and having to call my friend in South Cerney at 2 am to help me birth a Wensleydale who was having twins and I could not get the second one out without assistance… she got to me in under 8 minutes and we managed together with all lambs out safely …

Saddest – when two yearling Alpaca galloping around the field, crashed into a female getting up from a roll, knocking her down and fracturing her spine, she was put to sleep but her genetics live on in her son and daughter retained in our breeding program… bless her heart she is missed

the happiest… when my parents celebrated their Queens Telegram worthy Wedding Anniversary…

and the most memorable… Celebrating 10 years of breeding Alpaca… on the Front Page of The Times…

but the best part of that is having “presentswithpaws” needle felted Alpaca mini replicas to remember the trio’s haircuts by forever…

of course many, many things happened in the course of the year but these just stand out…

wherever you are, whatever you are doing – take care, drive carefully, stay safe and from all of us at Kensmyth…

Happy New Year 2018