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New Year's Eve, or "Old Year's Night", is the traditional time to look back at the past year and resolve that the next one will be better.
How many hill farmers does it take to change a light bulb? This is the question that came to mind this week as I sat in the gloom of the office, straining my eyes while doing the VAT return.
We are now in the midst of the Blackface tup sale season. For Jake, this is normally preceded by a series of visits to tup-breeders...
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