I know that this blog is sheep, sheep and more sheep, but I just couldn’t resist this view from our garden yesterday evening. Up until now, I’ve always wondered why I never get anything done when the sheep are grazing next to the house. But after a bit of soul-searching, I think it’s probably due to [...]
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As seen from the garden
Posted in a glimpse of France.., Counting Sheep, Farming, tagged Farming, mountains, pastures, sheep on 1 August, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our own planet
Posted in a glimpse of France.., Counting Sheep, Farming on 28 July, 2010 | 2 Comments »
There’s something deeply calming about our strolls to bring the sheep down from the mountain every evening. With only the dogs to keep us company it feels like we’ve escaped to another planet. A very quiet planet where the Mistral gusts all year and nobody else exists. The sheep are never in much of a hurry [...]
The Great Flood
Posted in a glimpse of France.., Desperate Housewives, Family Stuff, tagged Alps, flood, flooding, hail, house, storm, water on 24 July, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The house has just been flooded and I can think of nothing that could bring me out of blogging hibernation quicker. Coming home from work and shopping to find neighbours sweeping water out of the front door has that sort of effect on me. A localised storm to end all storms hit us on Thursday evening. [...]
The demon shoe-eater
Posted in a glimpse of France.., Dogs, Farming, the Alps, tagged Alps, Ariegois, Dog, France, puppy, shoes on 5 March, 2010 | 7 Comments »
It’s hard to believe that this little chap.. looked this just a few weeks ago.. In a very short time he has become one of the more endearing aspects of the farm, as if 280 lambs weren’t enough. Don’t be taken in though. It may not seem like it, but but all this joie de vivre hides a darker [...]