Eye problems

First Christmas Market done - next one this Saturday.  Christmas Markets feel like another world at the moment as I am not yet in a Christmas mood.  Still feels like November to me!!

We have been dealing with a ewe who had her eyes pecked by crows and I first suspected she might have gone blind  However, today the vet looked at her and thinks she might have some sight in one eye so she is on a lot of antibiotics and is having her eyes rinsed out with camomile tea and we are hoping for the best.  She is living at the house for the time being with my pet sheep (who is very laid back) and I am hoping for the best.  She is the one standing up.  I have had her from a lamb and she is called Angelina Jolie!

Wasps at this time of year?!

The dog has been in the wars this week.  Poor Amber was stung by a wasp and spent the first evening after it happened hiding under her blanket and shaking.  The sting was inside her mouth so she couldn't even manage her dinner.  Day 2 and she made it onto Carl's seat.  Day 3 and she was back to her normal grumpy self!

 

We have some new alpacas here at the moment - but not for long as they are, hopefully, on their way to Italy next month.  All the testing and paperwork starts next week which will probably upset them a bit but at the moment they are fine - if a little confused as to where they are!

 

Saturday is my first Christmas Market.  Not sure how this one will go and have to do it on my own as Carl is out but I have been there before, Abbey Primary School in Sherborne, so a least I know where I am going!

Super Fast?

Well - not sure what the future holds here!  I am changing broadband supplier and it is being installed as I type so a sudden cessation of this post will not mean total disaster has struck - I hope.  We have been with BT for years but it is slow, expensive and they are not helpful so I have taken the plunge.  I have heard good things about Wessex Internet and now have fingers crossed that it will be as promised.  Apparently, the signal goes via a satellite dish and arrives at a much faster speed via Woolland Hill.  At first I thought it would be expensive due to a £500 installation fee but it turns out that the council will pay that as broadband is slow here.  I currently have a gentleman roaming on my roof with two very interested cats watching him - and, on the subject of cats, Little Wee the tabby cat has a strange love of toast!  Now the cold weather is here a slice of toast at night is very welcome - if I can actually get any after the cat has mewed until she is given some!  So far she is equally keen on hot buttered, toast with Philadelphia cheese and toast and jam!  Not sure she should have too much of it though!

Still knitting!

And still I am knitting!  I had the baby hats and bootees sorted - just a few sets as they are not usually best sellers - and now they are sold so I have to attempt some more.  I am not complaining really!

 

The ram, Leaf, has now marked everyone except Best Scottie - he is due to come out next Wednesday so I am willing her on.  Last year she didn't have a lamb so technically her days should be numbered but I really don't want to see her go so everything is crossed here. 

 

I am also hoping that some of the alpacas are pregnant.  Most were mated but I am a bit concerned that they do not all act as if they were pregnant.  I was asked to take some to the Christmas Fair in Ibberton but all the not mated ones (apart from the crazy ones on the hill) have now gone so it may not be possible as I don't want to risk stressing the - hopefully - pregnant ones.