tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post5782951022364999363..comments2024-01-12T00:56:56.199+01:00Comments on The Compleat Anglo in the Pays Basque: 237. In the almost bleak midwinter.. Pipéradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335267015454274676noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-89487567143297175412016-12-25T17:22:11.745+01:002016-12-25T17:22:11.745+01:00You can always put some leftovers in the post to m...You can always put some leftovers in the post to me..! Haven't had venison for years.. used to enjoy that when north of the border. Pheasant is another notable absentee here - and it's always v expensive whenever I have seen it here. Hope my No 1 reader is having a good Christmas!☺<br /> Pipéradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335267015454274676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-45696577189398020382016-12-25T17:11:34.528+01:002016-12-25T17:11:34.528+01:00Still here, we have had venison done in the slow c...Still here, we have had venison done in the slow cooker with enough to go around again next week. Ted and our canine guest have had a few bits of meat, veg and gravy on their biscuits just 'cause it's Christmas. I hope they wont be expecting a cooked meal every day! LesleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-38363166082534841892016-12-23T09:25:45.531+01:002016-12-23T09:25:45.531+01:00It's always good to flush another reader out i...It's always good to flush another reader out into the spotlight Margaret! Thanks for your comments - but I can't claim any credit for discovering James Rebanks or his interview on the Richard Fidler programme - that must go to my other Australian reader! <br />It's hard to think of a less-promising subject for a first-time author than an exhaustive account of Lakeland sheep farming but I think what draws the reader in to "The Shepherd's Life" is James Rebanks' realisation that he too is just as much a part of the continuum of that ancient way of life as his sheep and his land are. That and the pleasure that comes from reading the story of someone who is happy with his life.<br />I'm afraid I read too quickly and so I often return to re-read a book I've enjoyed once the dust has settled. This is one I'll be re-reading. <br />Thanks again for commenting..<br />Happy Christmas! <br />Pip Pipéradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335267015454274676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792654918474025710.post-12603642762259667622016-12-23T00:45:52.484+01:002016-12-23T00:45:52.484+01:00As the other 50% of your Australian readers (!) I ...As the other 50% of your Australian readers (!) I want to thank you for writing about James Rebanks and "The Shepherd's Life". Although I often listen to Richard Fidler's "Conversations" program, I had missed this particular one so I followed your link to go listen and enjoyed it very much. What an inspiring man. I shall now have to get the book. So thanks again.Margaret Smithnoreply@blogger.com