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Woman & Home
Lifestyle
Ellie Fennell

“I went out to buy a handbag with my husband and came home with a herd of alpacas”

Left: a young woman takes a selfie with an alpaca. Right: An older couple pose with Ralph the alpaca.

“When my husband suggested heading to Belfast for a spot of shopping and lunch, I nipped upstairs to pop some nice clothes on”, recalls Pamela Houston, 51. “I guess I should have known something was awry when he told my daughter, Poppy (then 15) and I to pick up our wellies on the way out of the house.”

“Little did we know, but his plan for our shopping day was to visit a nearby herd of alpacas with a view to buying one to keep our horse, Zara, company.

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