On April 19th, we hosted our annual Spring Farm Day, Were You Here ? ..  

07/04/08 -        HAPPY FOURTH !!!!

07/03/08 - Tomorrow - The Fourth of July!!!!    With all of the travel we had last week I am just realizing that it is July.
Lil and I went on vacation last week - We headed off on Wednesday and stopped off in Lexington, Ky. to visit several 
places we have always wanted to see. First the Horse Park, and the memorials for Man O War and Secretariat  Then we 
stopped at Keeneland Race Track and breezed by Calumet Farms. Very Impressive!!

The rest of the week we spent at the big Liquidation Sale at Twin Lakes Llama Ranch. We had a great time - thanks to Mark 
& Karen Brant. They treated everyone that attended very special.. And Thank you to Gary & Janet Brant for their 
hospitality as well. 
And Finally, on Sunday, we came home with new additions to our Peruvian herd of females. See Our Females ..

And this week it is catch up on all of the "stuff" left undone as a result of taking a week's vacation. But it was all worth it..
                                                                     

06/19/08 - It has been wonderful the last two nights - down into the lo 60's at night, we even slept with all of 
the windows open last night. Beautiful night - Full moon shining in and whippoorwills singing the whole night through.
So peaceful..   And this week Alex, our Grandson, is back visiting for one week. 
If anyone remembers last year - Alex's Big Adventure ??  Well he's back for a first week of his summer vacation, 
doing all of the llama stuff he did last year. And this year he has made great new friendships with KRM RA, & 
Star Point Blank. It is so much fun to watch, as he goes up to these big tall males - they look down to see who is there, 
recognizes Alex and then just stand as he rubs their backs and grooms hay out of their manes. 
                         Here is a picture from yesterday as Alex and I fix a faucet on the wash rack. 

06/12/08 - ..Lil was out this afternoon clicking pictures and got some  NEW  shots of our youngsters as they are 
growing up. Our boys are playing boy games, and our little girl, Ballerina Rose doesn't even care about being a toughy, 
just wants to be "A Pretty Face".  See SPRING '08 CRIA.

06/06/08 - ..We are into our summer schedule of yearly baths, and our 2nd round of shearings. Now is the time for some 
of the adults to get a complete body shearing. This year Chiquita Banana and Bronce's Miss Tea were the lucky ones - 
this is the first time that they have had all of their neck wool removed and they love it. Nothing to drag them down and a 
whole lot cooler.  
..We had hoped we wouldn't have to face another episode like we did last August when temperatures were so very 
hot and absolutely no rain. But here we are - just one week into June and already we are right back there. All of this 
week we have hovered around 92 - 97 degrees every day and no rain in sight. Everything is rapidly drying out. Yes, we 
are hoping for a change....  But the fans are running.. and at both barns all of the llamas, including the babies, are getting 
into their summer time mode - by Noon head on into the barn and cool down in your favorite spot by a fan. 

05/28/08 - Here we are fast approaching June and wondering where Spring went and did we have a good time while there..
 Well, we did - new babies were born, the weather was spectacular - and we enjoyed being with our llamas.
This past week end, we trucked on up to White Pine, Tn. for the last show of the Spring season. Our two girls that haven't 
been out there on the show circuit before made us very proud.    Northwest Georgie Girl ( GiGi) took 1st place for her 
class in Suri Female. She really looked great.  
And then Ruru ----  Ruru has been very busy all during the time when she should have been out there showing herself off ----- 
having babies.
Well, she had her 2nd son, BladeRunner, and Lil & I promised her after that she would get her time showing. And she did -  -

Two shows - Grand Champion Medium Wool Female  and Reserve Champion Medium Wool Female.  
We love you RURU!!!!!

05/09/08 - OK - for the Spring'08 season we have our last Emperor baby. Chiquita finally decided to give birth - 
She averages about 10 - 19 days over with all of her babies, so this one was right in line - 19 days over. 
                                                 Go to 2008 cria to get a look..

05/04/08 - Well as it stands right now - our Star Braided Emperor's offspring are 4 strong and just waiting for "1 more" 

04/30/08 - It always clicks back to cool weather for this week of April - and we have cool weather again - yesterday 
and today lo 60's and lo 40's at night Very Comfortable for all!!
Well, after holding on for 9 days overdue, Phuru finally delivered her baby two days ago - a beautiful female, over 30 lbs 
at birth, quite tall & blonde with gray and rosy hues. Her name - Ballerina Rose KRM
And we still wait for Chiquita Banana to join the group of new Moms - she is into her second week of overdue condition. 
But she seems very comfortable  as she grazes on new green grass, always with her daughter, Scheherazade at her side.

04/21/08 - It has been a busy bunch of days here-   First............. on the 14th,  Bronce's Miss Tea had her baby, Braided 
Emperor's 2nd son, Royal Tea KRM . And through out it all we were getting everything set for the upcoming  Farm Day. 
Then on the next day, the 15th, Lil figured it was safe to shoot on into town around noon time to get all of her errands taken 
care of - Wrong!!  A little after noon, I looked out in the pasture and HCLR Truffles was beginning delivery. So, off I go 
to help Truffles deliver Braided Emperor's 3rd son  Espresso KRM. Both of these boys are just as good as his first son - 
The First Emperor KRM. All are quite different looking, reflecting their Mom's influence on the whole thing, but we think 
we have hit better than 3 of a kind - we think we have a real Full House. We still are expecting two more Emperor offspring 
and it probably will be tomorrow or the next day since both girls are 2-4 days over due. 
And then this week end  - on  Saturday we held our annual Farm Day. To see a pictorial of the days events, click here....

04/12/08 - We are getting things shaped up around here for our Farm Day next Saturday, the 19th. 
Looking for a good crowd of llama folks............   As part of it - lasting till May, Lil & I decided to include a Spring Farm Day 
pricing on several of our Peruvians - Check out the listing - Farm Day Sale Prices  and maybe you will be interested in adding 
something new to your llama family.   

04/09/08 - Things are getting back to normal for us. The last week was a whirlwind - I left last Wednesday night around 
11:30 PM for Oklahoma City, hoping to slide through Arkansas before the severe weather hit, and almost missed it all. But 
the worst of it came thru as I made it to Roland, Oklahoma to stop for the night. 
Lil stayed home to watch over our "anyday now" females (as it was not one delivered while I was gone). 
Delivered BladeRunner to his new owner, and then wandered around the Celebrity barns looking at all of the beautiful llamas, 
and visiting with old & new friends, all day Friday thru Sunday. Sale time came and went and I came home with a new suri girl 
that is absolutely beautiful. 
        Welcome to Kent Rock Meadows to Northwest Georgie Girl   

03/24/08 - It was a beautiful Easter Sunday - We  spent  most of the day here just enjoying the day.

I did take quite a few pictures since the weather was so fine. New picures of KRM Hot Leggs and our newest boy, 
The First Emperor KRM.             We Hope your Easter was as spectacular as ours.

03/16/08 - This has been a wild week end for the North Georgia area. First Atlanta got hit by a tornado - Right downtown!! 
and then yesterday - all day - everyone was watching the weather, wondering when and where the next storm would hit - 
As it was, we were very fortunate out here. We had a brief period of high winds and some rain, while a lot of other counties 
were hit over and over with high winds, hail and a lot of rain.

And today - A beautiful day - sunny and lo 60's. 

03/08/08 - SPRINGTIME - and for Spring - we are discounting two of our great males - Take a look - For a VERY 
small price -  either of two GREAT  Peruvian Herdsires.  OR BOTH!!!!

03/04/08 - Well the end of the day got real interesting - The weather was looking a little strange around 5:45 , 
and I turned on the weather report to see what was taking place with the storm - - There was a tornado warning and the 
weather center could see rotation on the radar heading to Greensboro >> Washington >> Tignall and >> Sandtown - all in a line 
toward us. As it approached, I captured the storm in pictures from the back porch as it moved quickly over us. Thankfully the 
tornado warning was cancelled ten minutes later but the intensity was still very impressive - High Winds, Driving Rain, and 
nickel size hail beating on the house.

03/04/08 - Tuesday, and it seems to be an inside kinda day - Rain started around 11A and is now a steady downpour. 
Forecast is for wild weather the rest of the day, but so far just steady rain. I had to walk down to the female barn to 
check on a couple of the ladies, especially Phuru, who is very uncomfortable now and just laying around.  She isn't due until 
next month, but I guess the baby is causing a lot of discomfort. Anyways, I made her and her friend Ruru, who is always 
with her come on inside of the big female barn - much drier than laying out in the down pour.

This week end we had a great time at the SSLA Spring Show - Halter judging was on Sunday and weather was 
beautiful (mid 70's), And our llamas did us proud once more - Star Braided Emperor - another two Grand Champion 
Suri Male awards, a Best of Show trophy, and with that has earned his Halter Champion status. 
Star Sunfire - did her bit as well taking two Grand Champion Suri Female awards.

02/29/08 - Are you ready to do more with that fiber that is accumulating in the house
Lillian is selling a loom and loom stand.          Click here for details.... 

02/25/08 - I was up early just before sunrise wandering around the farm, and it is always beautiful to watch the 
sun come up and to see the llamas wake up and go through their morning ritual - stretching, itching, and just re-awaken. 
And this morning it was a little cool, and very moist with lots of fog. 

                                 Twenty minutes later - The sun had chased away the fog and it started another wonderful day.

02/18/08  - We had a great time in Florida this past week end. Attended the Florida Open Llama Show 
in Ocala, Fla. We were treated to an enjoyable show and beautiful weather - 
Thank You to the Florida people for a wonderful time.
And our llamas made us very proud - The Braided Emperor continues to impress us with his abilities. 
He placed Grand Champion Suri Male with both judges and also took Best of Show.
Our other fantastic male Point Blank stood beside the Emperor as Reserve Grand Champion Suri Male with both judges.
And Star Sunfire placed Grand Champion Suri Female with one judge and Reserve Champion Suri Female with the other judge.
We are so very pleased with their continued performance. 
AND, here's a picture taken this morning of Emperor's new son  - laying in the sun (6 days old).

02/13/08  - Last February this time we brought home a new herd sire Star Braided Emperor. 
AND, This year we have been anxiously awaiting the birth of his first cria. 
Peruvian Tamara (see picture below) has kept us on alert as she went 11 days over her expected due date. 
But Lil & I knew she was just making sure everything was done just right. 
So, yesterday, I had to go in to Atlanta for the day & Lil stayed home with 
our expectant mom. 
About 10AM, a very nice birth of a beautiful Emperor son. Healthy and 29 lbs.      Mom & day old son..

02/10/08  -  For this next breeding season - (we breed from November thru April )
We are offering our males for breeding at what we feel 
are exceptionally reasonable fees. See our males page ....... AND Call Us !!

01/23/08  -  This morning as we finished feeding all, I thought I would get a couple of pictures 
of a couple of our pregnant girls  - Here they are, getting bigger everyday...

01/18/08  -  Our girl, Peruvian Caramello never moved all day yesterday except to get up and eat. She must have really 
gotten cold with the sleet. But this morning - she was up eating hay outside at the hay shelter and more or less back to normal
with the rest of the herd. 

01/17/08  -  The predictions for last night were for a possibility of freezing rain and sleet, So, about 7PM sure enough 
it started sleeting, and by 8:00 there was about a 1/2 inch of frozen sleet on everything. Wondering if all of our expectant 
moms had made it into the barn, we headed on down to check everything out.  All seemed to be inside of the barn, but to make 
sure we did a quick head count and sure enough someone was missing. So back out to the pastures & the freezing rain....   
And way down in one corner was Peruvian Caramello, our senior citizen ( 17 years old), covered with ice and unaware that 
all of the others had quickly ran to cover at the barn. And now with the sleet & wind, she was hunkered down, and refusing to 
move. This wasn't such a good idea, and this beautiful old gal needed to be high and dry, so we got her up and made sure she got 
to the barn and found a dry stall to spend the night. Good Thing, because during the night there was quite a bit more ice and 
then up to 1 1/2 inches of cold rain. Caramello certainly wouldn't have faired well in those conditions. And early this morning 
around 7:30 I went down and checked on her and she was still cushed in a stall where we left her last night - safe and dry..

01/12/08  -                  Looking out of our windows here at the farm, we are daily presented with 
                                    unbelievable displays of beautiful Georgia mornings and Georgia evenings.

01/07/08  -  Spectacular morning this morning. With this warmer weather coming in from the gulf, bringing a little more 
moisture, - the fog rolls in during the early morning hours and when the sun comes up - 
                                             What a sight. Here are two pictures at sun up this morning.

01/06/08  -  Happy New Year 2008 !!  A beautiful start to a new year. This past week it really seemed a whole lot like
WINTER>>> Brrrrr..  Mid week we went down to 15 degrees one night and then the 2nd night it was 24 - Yes that 
is our winter. 
But today, quite a bit warmer. This morning I was out cleaning up around the female's barn and Lil was grooming a couple of 
the girls , and it was really a beautiful Sunday morning - Sunny & 50 degrees.
I have a couple of water lines in the male barn that need fixing and I have got to patch the roof on their 
barn as well - seems there was a slight leak with the last rains we had. Just some typical yearly catch up jobs...

Our young boy  -BladeRunner is eating grain, and wondering why he never tried that before  And he is growing fast..

We are looking forward to the next few months, In February we hope to have The Braided Emperor's FIRST offspring born, 
Peruvian Tamara is looking "large". And then a couple of halter shows will be coming up soon after that. And in April we have 
our Farm Day scheduled. Very soon I hope to have some information on here regarding the details. Lil and I hope you will 
plan on coming over for the day.

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