There’s still plenty of action going on inside the sheep barn at the moment. We now have about 220 lambs (and counting) and of course their 270 mothers. Which keeps my husband and the dogs busy for most of the day and evening. But should they feel like some light entertainment, they need only step outside to [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Skiing outside the sheep barn
Posted in Counting Sheep, Family Stuff, the Alps, tagged Farming, sheep, sheepdog, skiing, the Alps on 24 January, 2009 | 12 Comments »
The day it stopped snowing
Posted in a glimpse of France.., Family Stuff, the Alps, tagged border collie, Pyrenean sheep dog, snow, the Alps on 17 January, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I’ve often wondered who has the most fun in the snow – the dogs or the children. A couple of weeks ago we had about 15 inches and while the kids went sledging in the fields the dogs managed to get some play time in too. The snow stuck to their rear ends in big bobbles and made them heavy enough [...]
Back to the barn
Posted in Counting Sheep, Farming on 10 January, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Well hello there! I know, it’s been a while. No excuses, except to say that I haven’t been able to make blogging a priority recently. Thanks to all of those who have written, or commented about my lack of posts – you are very patient my friends! It’s that time of year again when my farmer [...]
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