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Escapees

Well, we’ve had a few escapees this week. A couple of the sheep have escaped and have been found wandering along the road. They have been ushered back, and the young tups have found themselves in the next door neighbours…

Sheep, Snow and other things

We have had a scare with Loofy (the aloof one). Ian said that she was acting ‘strange’ but couldn’t put his finger on it, then yesterday I saw her collapse in the garden. They have been kept in for a…

One man and his sack

Yesterday, as we drove back home from the feed supply place, Kate and I were musing on how farmers really don’t need sheepdogs to control their sheep. Admittedly, once while sat on Hadrian’s wall, we gazed down into the valley…

Bad Basil

Basil excelled himself yesterday. Firstly he broke the key in the back door – snapped it, when the door was locked so I had to spend the day carrying dogs in and out of the house and putting them over…

Ah – that snow. (It is not so deep their legs have disappeard in it – they are sat down) 

What snow?

Sunshine all day, but the occasional car coming past from Newcastle way with a coat of snow on. We’ve been quite disappointed as we’ve been ready for a brief spell of hibernation. Ian has found that the rose hip wine…