Wednesday was a quiet day so a chance to catch up on some jobs at our peak district cottages including watering and feeding potted plants and hanging baskets.  Amazing how long that takes.  In the evening it was our last WI meeting before the summer break.  Our speaker tonight was from the Fire and Rescue Service who gave us an informative and entertaining talk on safety in the home.  On the way home Joanna and I encountered a dozen sheep or so who were quite happily trotting down the lane.  I slowed down then stopped the car as I didn’t want them to turn round and head back to the main road especially as it was starting to get dark.  Joanna and I got out the car and couldn’t work out where they came from but we thought if we could get them into a field at least they would be safe.  Luckily about half of them jumped over a wall into a field but the other half turned round and as we feared headed towards the main road.  Although it would not be busy a car coming round the bend might not react quick enough to avoid hitting the sheep.  Luckily we were able to herd them onto the verge and after a few minutes they jumped into the field and joined their friends.  Phew!  And I thought cows could be a problem sometimes!