The fourth of these collections of anecdotes, rants, pious maunderings and general observations on life. Yes we have dogs, quads, sheep and cattle, but in this one we follow the 'lambing year.' It starts with ewes being put to the tup in late autumn and finishes in summer with the last of the laggards lambing.But as well as this we have endless rain, as well as sleeping in a manger. Be brave and you'll meet young ladies in high heeled cowboy boots, Sir John Moore of Corunna, brassieres for cows, and, incidentally, David Essex

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