Today the latest edition of Alpacas Magazine, the official journal of AOBA, the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association arrives. This issue features a story I wrote about Sir Titus Salt, the Victorian who made a fortune out of alpaca in the 1800's then built a wonderful mill and village for his employees. You can also read the article on this web site just click here

During the day I receive several e-mails and calls from appreciative readers which is very gratifying. I pass on the feedback to Dave Belt the Editor, he and his team have done a great job of laying out the article and finding additional pictures to support the story.

I have two more articles to write in the next month one for the UK alpaca magazine and one for a new magazine coming out in the US next summer.

The alpaca articles can be time consuming to research and write but they are our contribution to the alpaca industry at large and they do help raise the profile of the farm. Much more effective than display advertising in my opinion.

Winter is definitely here but the sun shines and the temperature stays in the mid 50's for most of the day.

By Adrian Stewart