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Sheep feed has never been so exciting, we managed to fit 3 whole tonnes into the back of a Fiat panda, and screaming the clutch made it all the way to 20 MPH in only half an hour. By the…

Larry is born. Son of one horn and probably horace.

I believe Kate has mentioned that we have tried to survive on the use of just one car. We’ve actually got on quite well, though have discovered that if you rely on one car, you probably want that one car…

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…

Found two this morning. Spring must be on its way! Now, where did we put the incubator….

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…

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…

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) 

Another busy day