Russell Cockburn looks back on the days when Cumbria’s sheep farmers tried to, er, pull the wool over his eyes…
A week or so ago I attended a parish council annual dinner in the village next to ours (just as a hanger on, my wife is involved in local politics). Anyway, it was an excuse for a good night out!
During the meal I chatted to the farmer sitting next to me whose flock of Herdwicks had started lambing the night before, so he was looking a bit tired and was expecting to be up most nights for the next few weeks or so as he has 1,300 ewes ready to lamb. At times like those I am reminded how pleasant it is to work in a comfortable office even during the hectic January tax season!
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