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On the campaign trail

Posted in Family Stuff, the Alps, Village Life, tagged Elections on 22 February, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Elections are looming and I’m not talking about the ones in the U.S., although given the stories floating out of the rumour mill that is our village, I could well be. The current mayor who has presided over the village for the last 25 years is standing down. He has faced precious little opposition in [...]

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Meet the chief

Posted in Farming, tagged Alps, Farming, sheepdog on 18 February, 2008 | 9 Comments »

After reading your comments on my last post about sexy shepherds and pinup boys, I thought it was time to introduce you to the rest of the talent on the farm. Meet Flossy, our Pyrenean sheepdog extraordinaire. I had considered offering a free trip to the Alps to anyone showing physical proof that they could [...]

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The man with the lamb

Posted in Farming, tagged direct marketing, Farming, lamb, sheep on 15 February, 2008 | 12 Comments »

Our new flyers advertising the sale of lamb at the farm have succeeded beyond my wildest dreams. They have not only managed to seduce many potential customers but also cause them to salivate and dribble over the back cover for a long period of time. Unfortunately, this has yet to lead to an order, because instead [...]

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Back to reality

Posted in Farming, tagged direct selling, Farming, lamb on 11 February, 2008 | 13 Comments »

I know, another week gone by and no time for virtual niceties such as blogging. You can take your pick from my list of excuses – too much work, skiing, partying or cooking pancakes. But there is another reason for it. After having spent the last six weeks showing you how cute the lambs are, [...]

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