Welcome to the home of Spered Breizh Ouessants. The breed originates from the island of Ouessant, part of a tiny archipelago just off the north coast of Finistere, Brittany. The island of terror as it was known to some, was swept by the full force of the atlantic’s weather, the hardy sheep adapted to survive on poor grazing from salty clifftop meadows. It was the women of the island that raised the sheep, renowned for their black wool to weave into cloth known locally as berlinge and their meat with its sweet and delicate taste.

Bienvenue chez Spered Breizh Ouessants. La race est originaire de l’île d’’Ouessant qui fait parti d’un petit archipel au large du Finistère, Bretagne. L’île de l'épouvante comme c'était connu par certains était balayé par les intempéries de l’atlantique, ces moutons rustiques s'adaptaient à survivre sur les pâturages pauvres des falaises salées. C’était les femmes de l’île qui élevaient les moutons réputés pour leur laine noire à tisser « la berlinge » une étoffe régionale et leur viande avec un goût doux et délicat.

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dimanche 17 février 2013

Sizzling!

So far this winter we have had just two frosts here.... just two! The grass has barely stopped growing and the midges have never stopped flying, there is always a down side. The garden is well ahead of itself.

Plenty of snowdrops

Plenty of daffs,  some are even over!

Glorious hellebores


Not strictly a flower but this hebe adds a delightful splash of colour.

Quite a few of the clematis are budding but this one an alpine is clearly getting an early start, I can't wait to see this plant bloom, its in its first year here but I fear it may get caught by a frost at some point.


It may have been a mild winter but it has been an exceptionally wet one. Gary and the girls are in high spirits after a few dry days. If you want to know how wet it has been here a fellow blogger describes it very well in his most recent post; LINK you will be required to sing the revised lyrics  to  "Agadoo" too!

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