One great thing about Scotland is the right to roam. The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 allowed everyone the right to access land and inland water across the country. But us sheep have been doing it for much longer than that. This summer I’ve bumped into quite a few tourists who have been surprised to find us also wandering around freely enjoying the landscape. Apparently … Continue reading the story "To roam = to move around without purpose or plan"

I want to introduce you today to some good friends of mine from Kenya. Mary, whose nickname is Mother Sheep, is an amazing woman who works in the Kenana knitting cooperative in Kenya and knits these beautiful woollen sheep. You can find out more about her and my Kenana friends in this inspiring film: ‘Stitch by Stitch’.
And from now … Continue reading the story "Kenana Sheep"

This is a blog written by Skye the sheep, a character from the Sheep called Skye series. She lives on the Isle of Skye with her family – Jacob, Jacuzzi, Owen and Ben - and they’ve just started up a recycling company. If you find this hard to believe, check out their stories here. Skye will be commenting on life from under the wool and … Continue reading the story "Blog from under the wool"

Humans seem to have lots of wrong ideas about sheep so I thought I might take a moment to put the record straight. For example people seem to think that when sheep meet in a group they are trying to tell the world it’s going to rain: When sheep gather in a huddle, tomorrow we will have a puddle. However in my experience when sheep … Continue reading the story "What's in a sheep?"

I’ve a funny feeling that 2013 is going to be the year of the wool. In this rainy climate there are a lot of things that can be said for wool, but one of the most important is that it can hold 35% of its weight in water before it feels wet. In fact not until wool is saturated with 60% of its own weight … Continue reading the story "Happy New Year!"

I’m on Facebook, you can meet me on my website, I can send emails and write blogs, my head is spinning with it all. But sometimes I long for something real to hold in my hand and smell and touch and feel. Digital grass isn’t the same as real grass I can tell you, even if you can find it in every shade of green … Continue reading the story "Everything's digital these days isn't it? Even me!"

It’s out! No Place like Skye! Another story is out there in the world, making the day a little bit warmer, a little bit different. Hope it will reach you somehow, touch you, make you smile, make you cry. Change you, even. It needs its readers – people like you that look beyond the horizon, sheep with a hoof in different worlds. That is the … Continue reading the story "No Place like Skye"