Why We're Devotees of the Old-Fashioned Dip

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We've been enjoying an autumnal ritual the last few days, for t'is the season to dunk hill ewes in the tub, lest they develop embarrassing itches during the coming winter.

Joe and I spent several fog-dodging days rodeoing sheep out of the rough, including the obligatory fielding neighbours' strays from unlikely precarious positions.

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Why We're Devotees of the Old-Fashioned Dip

This year, one of Layland's Swale wethers went to ground on the narrow strip between a nasty deep mire, and a fast-flowing, swollen river. I decided against fording the river in my leather boots to get it, so left socks and boots on ...

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