Tag: sheep
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How to Shear a Sheep
Step one: Wait until it is warm out. Sheep have wool for a reason: to keep them warm in the winter. They can of course be shorn much earlier in the year than we shear them here, but once shorn, the sheep are colder and therefore expend energy keeping themselves warm instead of making milk.…
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“Working Like a Negro”
Apparently this phrase is 100% acceptable in Catalunia and the Basque Country (and the rest of Spain as well I imagine). I suppose when your country’s history isn’t marred by racism and slavery, it is easier to get away with flippancy around said issues. Anyways, I sincerely apologize to any Americans out there who take…
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Sheep Cheese!
Perhaps it’s time I actually talk about what I’m doing here in the Basque Country? As I mentioned in my very first post, I’m WWOOFing. WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, and it is an international volunteer program in which people are given the chance to experience life on an organic farm.…