Sheep are delicious and not as plentiful in this part of the world. Sheep/lamb is not a diet staple here, especially mutton. Too bad for us.Stones are sheep are two things we've got plenty of in this part of the world.
Sheep are delicious and not as plentiful in this part of the world. Sheep/lamb is not a diet staple here, especially mutton. Too bad for us.Stones are sheep are two things we've got plenty of in this part of the world.
When I was a road warrior, I ate it often and thoroughly enjoyed it. And, you're right, I'm not sure I can tell the difference between that and goat. Even now, If I see a busy Jamaican restaurant I'm going in and looking for curried goat.I cannot imagine what you would have to do to make mutton palatable, maybe marinate it in crab boil for, uh, weeks ?
What do you eatPersonal choice, I don't eat sheep. Or goats, cows, pigs, horses, hens, turkeys, fish, shellfish, locusts, ants, rabbits, etcetera.
Plenty! Need to cut back . . .What do you eat
That's perfectly fine. I'm doing my best to rid the planet of cows, pigs, fish, sheep, chickens, turkeys.... It seems I can't keep up and I'm eating as fast as I can!That don't leave out much Just veggies
Thats really cool @Raymond!Thanks for asking, Rusty. Those are dry-stone sheep pens. Find them all over the hills in the upland parts of the Borders. I think in the old days they were used to gather the sheep for lambing. Now, they usually put the sheep in sheds back at farm for lambing.
Most farm walls, such as farm boundaries or walls around fields, are dry stone and there's some in the picture. Stones are sheep are two things we've got plenty of in this part of the world.
And stones are the only things sheep don't eat.Stones are sheep are two things we've got plenty of in this part of the world.
Leg of lamb, lamp chops, maybe the list goes on but it's hard to find in the markets. I cannot imagine what you would have to do to make mutton palatable, maybe marinate it in crab boil for, uh, weeks ?
I was told that the untrained taste buds can't tell it from goat. Then again, much of the rest of the world eats goat and we don't. Goat farmers I know of say that their product goes overseas.
. . . narrow country roads . . . tall hedges and lots of curves, are drivers generally cautious coming around blind corners or are motorcyclists at high risk on roads like that?
This afternoon, been out on the Royal Enfield again. For a sorta test run round some of the nearby villages. But this time, thought I would take my camera, maybe stop and take a couple of pictures. These scenes are just a few miles away:
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In the little villages of Roxburgh - gives its name to the county of Roxburghshire - and Maxton, where we rented a house for a few months in 2005 before buying this place.
And both places where we stopped, ended up in conversations with strangers. The RE seems to reel 'em in.