tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15922645658068431842011-07-07T18:08:36.221-07:00Pip O'Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157931989263554915noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592264565806843184.post-19367049718918302032009-09-29T12:56:00.000-07:002009-09-29T13:00:47.628-07:00It would seem that our searches have been fruitful as we have had an offer accepted on a beautiful block of land here in Sussex. The land is at the moment all arable reversion but has a substantial level of grazing for the alpacas that will come with me.<br /><br />Naturally we are very excited and a little apprehensive to say the least.<br /><br />The older kids are now all back at their respective schools and our youngest one has started at a local play group which he is thoroughly enjoying.<br /><br />I will tell all later once it is signed and sealed.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1592264565806843184-1936704971891830203?l=pipoconor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Pip O'Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157931989263554915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592264565806843184.post-78872586614879428292009-08-08T09:58:00.000-07:002009-08-27T12:54:00.360-07:00Well it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">could</span> not come a worse time but then again it can as they say only get better!<br /><br />Having been living on a beautiful farm in Sussex for 9 year where we have set up and developed a substantial alpaca based business we are now going to have to move on to greener pastures.<br /><br />The farm where we have been is a 287 acre grassland farm on which we have been running on occasions over 1000 alpacas, but now the winds of change blow through as summer leads to autumn and the recession get ever deeper due to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">incompetent</span> running of the country.<br /><br /><p>I am now in the process of looking for a new home for my family and business, hopefully this will be somewhere close to where we have been living as my children are at school around here and have many really good friends that they will be sad to say goodbye to if we move.</p><p>We have today started the depressing task of showing agents and estate staff around house and I would imagine that we will have to start showing potential new occupents round soon.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1592264565806843184-7887258661487942829?l=pipoconor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Pip O'Conorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157931989263554915noreply@blogger.com1