Tag Archives: shepherd

Five generations of shepherds

Posted on 5 August, 2012 by Kathy

Sometimes I bring the sheep back to the barn, but most days I just leave it to the expert. He somehow manages to send the dogs half-way up a mountain and then have them bring the sheep down at a … Continue reading →

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When Little Bo Peep (almost) lost her sheep

Posted on 20 June, 2012 by Kathy

“Rrrrrrrr tay” I trilled, trying to copy the way that French shepherds rolled their r’s in a sort of high-pitched Spanish accent when they called their sheep. “Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” The sheep stayed imobile at the edge of the field poised to … Continue reading →

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