Comments on Wife in the North: Ewe don't say.

LovelyTakes me back to when I was a child and we h...

2008-04-09T13:05:00.000+01:00

Lovely

Takes me back to when I was a child and we had pigs and the wonder of watching them being born, although they always seemed to arrive in the middle of the night, but that's probably just because it was exciting being woken up in dark so it has stuck most in my memory

There is nothing "magical" about lambing. It happe...

2008-03-28T22:50:00.000Z

There is nothing "magical" about lambing. It happens. Can work with my daughter and nod at a ewe"that one" and she knows which one. Wwhen I retire, I will not even chase a bit of lamb around a plate!

We started lambing 3 weeks ago and still at it, ne...

2008-03-23T19:12:00.000Z

We started lambing 3 weeks ago and still at it, next lot due mid April. Bad back yes, but it is the best time of the year, I love just sitting back on a bale and watching nature do its work. From helpless to standing, looking for the milk bar in about 15mins, truly amazing, in fact I think we humans could learn alot!! My best memory was last year when my "townie" friend was with us, her 10yr old was desperate for the lambs to be born, so he was in and out of the shed like a demented cuckoo. He came to me, "Aunty Libby, not sure but I think the sheep is having a lamb," to which his mother said, Oh don't be so dramatic!! Sure enough Misty was jut making an appearance, the kids faces were magical...it makes the sore backs and late nights all worth while.

Pig, that skinning the dead lamb and putting onto ...

2008-03-21T09:46:00.000Z

Pig, that skinning the dead lamb and putting onto a live one is no fiction! Musn't leave it on too long though or it stretches and the wee lamb trips over its extra coat! It also pongs. Lambing started here last night...

What a fab experience.Bet you don't have lamb for ...

2008-03-18T22:42:00.000Z

What a fab experience.

Bet you don't have lamb for lunch on Easter Sunday.

It is fascinating too in that wee lambs have been ...

2008-03-18T22:26:00.000Z

It is fascinating too in that wee lambs have been gambolling around the fields of east Devon for 3 or 4 weeks now. It just goes to show far behind spring is 'oop north'

Seeing newborn lambs in spring is so lovely. Not s...

2008-03-18T19:42:00.000Z

Seeing newborn lambs in spring is so lovely. Not so lovely though that it would prevent me from getting out the mint sauce.

I agree with Stinking Billy - you've become a coun...

2008-03-18T15:55:00.000Z

I agree with Stinking Billy - you've become a country gal I think.....

A great post - of course anything to do with sheep I think is wonderful....

wifey, if and when you do go back down to London, ...

2008-03-18T14:24:00.000Z

wifey, if and when you do go back down to London, you are going to find something missing after all your life & death experiences up here.

Throngs of foreigners on the pavements and traffic jams on the roads will have you yearning for the thing which matters most - reality.

But, we will wish you well. You brought a breath of fresh air with you when you came. A different viewpoint, and I'm sure it is appreciated by many if, perhaps, not all.

oh amen! How lucky to be able to be so close to it...

2008-03-18T13:08:00.000Z

oh amen! How lucky to be able to be so close to it all. I bet the lamb was thinking dark thoughts about you though. Now am I totally wrong in thinking you can skin a dead sheep, strap the skin onto an orphan lamb and have another ewe accept it? Did I read that in James Herriot a long time ago, or is the pit of my mind a very dark place?
Pigx

I often wonder if they did that to me - never quit...

2008-03-18T12:53:00.000Z

I often wonder if they did that to me - never quite sure if I got the right children!

Maybe some thought should be put into rearing long...

2008-03-18T10:18:00.000Z

Maybe some thought should be put into rearing longer legged sheep? Or what about the old birthing stool? something akin to a barstool, with a hole in one end and...No?
Okay, well, it is a jolly fine excuse to go for a massage!

Why do all sheep farmers have bad backs? Our lambi...

2008-03-18T09:54:00.000Z

Why do all sheep farmers have bad backs? Our lambing starts this week and my back's not looking forward to it at all.

C xx

I loved this post! Hope the orphan was accepted.

2008-03-18T09:42:00.000Z

I loved this post! Hope the orphan was accepted.

You'll have to let us know whether the mother acce...

2008-03-18T01:46:00.000Z

You'll have to let us know whether the mother accepts him.

All in a day's work.I like your parallels - born a...

2008-03-18T01:05:00.000Z

All in a day's work.

I like your parallels - born again indeed! *laughing*

Ther's something magical about the lambin' you've ...

2008-03-18T00:26:00.000Z

Ther's something magical about the lambin' you've got to be there to experience it. It's something you never quite forget.

Fascinating stuff, and so springlike and easter-y!...

2008-03-17T23:23:00.000Z

Fascinating stuff, and so springlike and easter-y!

Fantasic. I must say though, I once bore witness t...

2008-03-17T22:25:00.000Z

Fantasic. I must say though, I once bore witness to the birth of a lamb and it was quite magical. In gross, quite gooey sort of a way.

Love the blog- wondered if you might check out mine? www.amasktohidebehind.blogspot.com

G.I.M