Commonwealth games 2018 - alpaca formation dancing?

Training began yesterday for the junior athletes of the Toft Alpaca formation dancing team aiming for the Commonwealth Games 2018

Toft Alpacas Open Day kicked off early...

It all kicked off early on the  Manor yesterday with visitors knocking  on the doors as we were setting up. 

A massive Toft effort all round with Scott standing in for Uncle Keith on the car park duty with Auntie Lorna and Paul Beswick of Du Prem Alpacas. Doug took over Eddie watch from Auntie Sandra. Freya, Millie, Linda and myself were on the alpaca halter walking. 

Shirley and the studio staff on the walks and talks as well as all the other craft activities. Harriet, Kerry and the interns were all buzzing around like bees on honey. The Cornflower cafe was booming with all the cakes and Sarnies gone by last knockings. Despite the rain a great Toft Alpaca Experience was delivered in spades !

This was our first Open Day where we have  dodged the weather but it didn't stop the visitors coming and a fantastic British Day out at Toft Alpacas was had by all. Well done family, well done Team Toft and may we all conitnue giving the joy and providing this very special Alpaca experience for a long long time to come. Our visitors loved it and I think  we might have changed a few lives along the way! xxx

It's all in the sheds and we got away with it but only just

Unbelievably the Hay team managed to get the last 400 bales off the field yesterday with only one shower to dodge. A sterling effort by all over the past three days and a huge Toft Thanks to Scott, Linda, Freya, Will, Katie and Sam for their perseverance. Will the alpacas appreciate this in the winter as they dine on the sweet stuff? Not a hope...but I will. Thanks again.

Gotcha...

So often my photos of our black alpacas come out as silhouettes but this time the light must have been in my favour.

The Hay team...

Katie, Sam, Freya and Will the Toft Alpaca Hay team. Over the past two days we've carted in maybe 1500 bales of alpaca chomp. And stacked it in the sheds. Unfortunately two hours after this photie the heavens opened and stopped work for the day. Looking at the forecast it might be late next week when we finish toting in the hay. By that time there'll be another Hay team in place as Sam and Katie are only with us this week on work experience and Will has come all the way from Betswy Coed to give me a hand with the hay. 

The 'country character' in the straw hat is our camera shy herdswoman Linda who is normally to be seen running around with a bale in each hand.

All hands to the pump...

Yer Man's machine broke resulting in the baling hitting the field as single bales. It slows the job down a and we need to get it all in by this evening -only about. 1000 to go. Even the little trailers are now getting busy. Hey ho

All rowed up and away we go...

Yer man rocked up yesterday morning to row up and by 2pm we were toting bales of Hay from the field to the barn.  We shall probably be at this all today and most of tomorrow until we get all the alpaca chomp into the barn. It remains to be seen whether. I shall be able to lift my tea by this evening.