Errol - A Timeshare Revolution

Today, in my abundant spare time, I was browsing through gumtree, and stumbled across a 'free to good home' ad for a black-faced sheep.

A sheep I thought, would be the perfect solution to NitaJane's current lawn situation. What better, more environmentally, free way to keep the grass below ankle level, than a sheep?

I proposed the idea to NitaJane, only to be met by laughter. What would the kitty cat say? What would the landlord say? Who would pick up it's poop? 

Undeterred, the idea blossomed. The poop of a sheep is fabulous fertiliser. It is nowhere near as fragrant as the poop of it's canine and feline counterparts... And wouldn't it be fantastic if this sheep could be shared amongst friends?

Why not timeshare? In times when (in a hypothetical but somewhat realistic way) we are deeply enmeshed in the domestic bliss of a house, a couple of kids, organic gardens and home made jams, wouldn't it just be a fantastic idea to get a group of households together and invest in such a wonderous, environmentally friendly gardening revolution? 

We would all invest in a sheep, and we would call him Errol (this part is non-negotiable). Errol would then be shared from household to household on a weekly rotational basis, where he would benefit from the nutritional variety of different grasses and table scraps, and we would benefit from free fertiliser, short lawns, the company of Errol the Wonder Sheep, and a deep sense of community and environmentally-sound practise.

Winners all round I say!