What were my Husband and Son Engaged In Yesterday Afternoon?

What were my husband and son engaged in yesterday afternoon? Well, it's like this - our solitary sheep had problems with grass seeds, so they decided, in their wisdom to shear her. Now, don't laugh - we do have our own shearing plant, complete with narrow handpiece. Our shearing plant is an ancient (came from Noah's Ark) Coopers with a Mk10 Villiers motor (1HP).

Neither my husband nor my son had ever shorn a sheep before, but it was out of absolute necessity, as the farmers around here are extremely busy with harvest. The delightful little thing kicked my husband and put a 25 mm cut in his thumb. It took them ... (we won't discuss the amount of time it took them) to shear her, but she is certainly a lot more comfortable than she was, although you would never know it by the look of her. Praise God that we can do all things through Him which strengtheneth us!