Blog in France

The Nouzerines Fete is nearly here, and it promises to be even more lively than usual. The sad thing is that the last few years have seen rotten weather for the two days it’s on. However, at present the forecast is good for the 5th and 6th of June. I...

Georgina of Les Fragnes was born today – very quickly We’ve been checking mum Gabby several times an hour for a couple of weeks now, knowing that baby was due any day. But she sneakily gave birth in between our visits! Newly born Georgina - baby llamas are often a...

Another quick update. Good news. Victoria is now feeding from mum. I went in on Monday morning with her next bottle, and there she was, merrily suckling away. She gave me and the goat’s milk a withering look! So that was a huge relief. Hopefully all will go well from...

We’ve had a baby explosion at Les Fragnes. Two litters of guinea pigs and one rabbits have been born in the last two days. And this morning Victoria the llama arrived. She is so named because today is Victory in Europe Day. We were about to set off to the...

Birth of an Association I witnessed the birth of an Association today. Like many births, it started out well enough but soon got complicated and painful! But I think that’s normal for France. The Maire of Nouzerines invited the commune’s residents to a meeting to establish an Asso to raise...