Someone asked what the sheep smell of. I don’t really know, I’ve never thought about it. It’s probably in the . . . nose of the beholder. The ewes have a gland right next to their teats. It looks like a suppurating wound and it really puts you off trying to find out what it smells like. The gland guides the newborn lamb, presumably with scent. My family tend to say I smell of sheep when I’ve been shearing them. I think the smell is like that of a well-worn sweater: bearable, but still time for a wash.