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The great cat rebellion of 2012

Posted on May 7, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Oh lo, how we shall remember these days. Days when those perfectly trained cats did strike out on their own, did shuck off the shackles of loving repression, and hiss in the face of tyranny. In short: they ran away from … Continue reading →

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It was a team effort

Posted on April 19, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

For the most part, the kitties are content to limit their murderous tendencies to the mice that live in and around the barn. But Whisper has recently set his sights on larger prey. Derby’s eaten his share of these guys, … Continue reading →

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Emergency preparedness

Posted on April 10, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Last week, I mentioned one of the wildfires burning in our area. There have been three already this season, though none of them were near enough to threaten us. Over Easter dinner, I talked with the family about the Ranch’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Friday from the cats

Posted on April 6, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

A special message from the barn kitties: happy Friday! Oh who am I kidding, the kitties don’t care about your weekend. Everyday is a weekend when you are a cat. I’m headed down to the Ranch for Easter this weekend, … Continue reading →

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Kill it, Whisper

Posted on March 27, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Mr. Personality, aka Whisper, has developed a few games to play in and around the barn. Ambush is particularly fun for our little hunter. He likes to hide in the horses’ feed troughs and wait for Zip or Squeaky to … Continue reading →

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Mom’s familiar

Posted on March 21, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Familiar – noun, “An attendant spirit, often taking animal form.” Squeaky, the larger of Mom’s two black cats (and the one with the tiny tuft of white on his chest), has become her shadow. He watches over her from the rafters … Continue reading →

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Happy Friday from Bravado

Posted on March 16, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

The work week is almost over, and it’s been a long one for poor Bravado… Throughout this whole weaning thing, he’s stuffed his face even more frantically than usual. When little Trip’s background humming annoys Bravado, he only stops chewing long enough … Continue reading →

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Heidi the attack horse

Posted on March 12, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Sometimes wordpress loses all the text while posting…and I have to rewrite a post, and that makes me very angry…post is forthcoming, again. Mom was tidying up the horse paddock after bringing Heidi and Boogie in from turnout when Whisper … Continue reading →

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Incident report from security team at Cliff House Ranch – alpaca division

Posted on March 7, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Special guest post from the security team. Transmission follows… Mom and Dad report: at approximately 6 am, Tuesday March 6th, 2012 the naughty Cliff House Alpacas broke out of their paddock. At 7:15 am Dad spied the whole girls’ herd looking at … Continue reading →

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Good fences make…

Posted on March 1, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

…brave alpacas. Tuscaninny is…well…a ninny, most of the time. But not when there are TWO fences between him and a perceived threat. Whisper the attack cat is a busy guy. What exactly he’s doing is anyone’s guess, but he’s always … Continue reading →

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