A year or so ago...Idgy and I did a brief jaunt (virtually) to The Cotswolds...where I fell in LOVE with their sheep.
"Seriously...the apartment lease allows small pets...omg...I WANT one of these!"
Okay, probably not.
But since the weather has turned off damp and coolish, it is perfect for having tea & biscuits (cookies), and exploring the British Isles portion of Mayes' book. Specifically today- The Cotswolds.
Land that dates back to Neolithic times, the Cotswolds have been settled through the Bronze Age, the Romans, and the Celtic. The area and its shaggy Cotswold Lion Sheep helped establish the area as a very prosperous wool trade center during the Middle Ages. This breed of sheep has existed in this area since before the Romans in 54 BC.
The Honey-Colored Limestone (everywhere) dates back to the Jurassic Period and is filled with fossils.
Several foot and bridal paths run through the Cotswolds and access from one parcel of land to another it merely a matter of opening (and remembering to close behind you) wooden sheep gates in the stone walls that zigzag through the countryside.
https://youtu.be/Rxuz-ZRG8E0
An Hour-Long Tour of The Cotswolds.
For the Crafty amidst us...Etsy offer hand spun Cotswold Lamb Yarn
Natural or Brightly Dyed.
www.etsy.com/listing/268142533/handspun-yarn-curly-cotswold-lamb?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_a-craft_supplies_and_tools-fiber_and_textile_art_supplies-yarn_and_roving&utm_custom1=1172daf3-8c22-4294-b392-abcd9177b459&gclid=CjwKEAjw6sC5BRCogcaY_dKZ2nESJABsZihxe5C3DFUdk-Rfb8zc7B4q-ymIRCjFKgx-zufKvGKDjxoC2wXw_wcB
And for those of us who still want to hear the tinkling of sheep bells as they wind their way through the paths...
Available on eBay fairly reasonably
I may string them into a wind-chime, of sorts, for the patio!
A Symphony of Sheep Bells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DSTYrGOo0c
More anon...
