Archive - Note Aloud

Lambing is nearly over for another year

Please be aware I do mention a dead lamb in this video and the process for adopting another lamb on to a ewe that has lost a lamb. There are also cute…

May 6 •

3:44

April 2024

On Tuesday I checked, as I always did, on Dolly. She was lying down, which wasn’t unusual, but she seemed a little peaky. She didn’t bother when I…

Apr 12 •

I filmed this little video from the sheep shed and thought I knew which lambs belonged to which ewe! When I stopped filming the Romney and the other ewe…

Apr 5 •

3:22

March 2024

How I got into sheep! I sold a dining table!

About 18 months ago, I decided to sell a dining table on Facebook Marketplace. After a few weeks of zero interest, I reduced the price and finally had…

Mar 18 •

The reality of farming

I’ve only had hands on experience with sheep for a brief time. Since beginning to lamb back in January, there have been many successful births and lambs…

Mar 18 •

Listen now (14 mins) | A combined Dolly/sheep, behind the scenes, font my desk kind of update. Talking about gentle shepherding and talking to the…

Mar 14 •

14:20

A minor miracle

Listen now | An unexpected surprise in the sheep shed today. When you hear me talking to someone, it’s to a ewe standing at my feet!

Mar 10 •

5:29

A busy Saturday morning in the sheep shed

Listen now | Two escapee Dartmoor lambs. A new set of Dartmoor twins. And hand feeding Dolly, the ewe with the damaged eye.

Mar 9 •

5:55

Cuteness overload!

After a day of shearing sheep’s bums in the freezing wind yesterday, I wasn’t quite as perky as normal this morning. I climbed over the hurdle into the…

Mar 8 •

Throwing you a Curveball

The latest round up and some musical interludes

Mar 4 •

February 2024

What comes after lambing?

We've been lambing since 8th January when the first lambs arrived. I had no idea what I was doing then. Although I'd spent some time helping Phil with…

Feb 26 •

From my desk: behind the scenes

Listen now | A little waffly audio about my writing, plans and goals for this year. Talking about book writing processes - shoutout to Sue Reed, David…

Feb 26 •

10:04

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