2019 - MyShetland Blog

[Frances144]

To the Garden Centre

This is my last day here in Berkshire so Mum and I went to do what my mother loves most – going around a garden centre. This is our local garden centre – Squire’s Garden Centre, W…

myshetland.co.uk

A lovely morning

 

[Frances144]

Aberdeen to Sumburgh

I made my way home to Shetland today. All went very smoothly and my suitcase even came along for the ride, which is an unusual occurrence these days. We landed at Aberdeen on our huge British Airw…

myshetland.co.uk

My rant about Aberdeen Airport

 

[Frances144]

The Ladies

My big camera has been away, along with two of the lenses, being serviced, repaired, scrubbed and generally overhauled. I had recently been noticing that my photos were lacking a certain je ne sais…

myshetland.co.uk

Ready to go again!

 

[Frances144]

Barely Speaking to the Minions

I am barely speaking to the Minions. We moved them all to a new field down the road that we have very kindly been loaned. Ok, yes, they were caught and loaded fine into the two horsevans. But som…

myshetland.co.uk

Taking the Michael

 

[Frances144]

Shetland Craft Fair 2019

Just some photos from this year’s Shetland’s Craft Fair held in two huge rooms (the Main Hall and the Bowls Hall) at the Clickmin Leisure Complex in Lerwick. Organised annually by Shetl…

myshetland.co.uk

Lovely things

 

[Frances144]

A Busy Bee

Well, I have been a busy bee working on my Great Aunt Kate’s diaries. I am starting at the beginning, when she was 15 and living in first Bournemouth and then moved up to London. I am gettin…

myshetland.co.uk

Help with the diaries, please

 

[Frances144]

Electric Pole

You can ask a Minion….. But you can’t tell a Minion. Their world just doesn’t work like that. And, for the most part, they are all good little chaps. That would be all except Stor…

myshetland.co.uk

"It's electrifying", well, luckily it's not!

 

[Frances144]

The Art of Begging

Here are a few pictures of Monster, for those of you who might be missing him. (He looks quite a heft but that is just neutered cat “widge” – under all that, he is light as a …

myshetland.co.uk

I give in

 

[Frances144]

Aunt Kate’s Diaries

Well, I have been working hard and made a few decisions. Aunt Kate’s diaries now have their own separate website and, as I transcribe my little leather suitcase of tiny books, I will put up m…

myshetland.co.uk

Start reading

 

[Frances144]

A Late Afternoon Walk

I left the old men enjoying the quiet windless afternoon resting in the sun. And took BeAnne out for a walk in the scattald. She loves the hill so much more than traipsing up and down the boring r…

myshetland.co.uk

#hygge

 

[Frances144]

Lovely Skies

It’s that time of year when the sky just looks beautiful no matter the weather. This is the view over Sung loch at the bottom of our track where it meets the single track road (A971), a publi…

myshetland.co.uk

Huge skies

 

[Frances144]

Bonding Time Together

Well, I’ve started the 1895 Diary and I won’t lie to you, it is a bit of a struggle. This is the opening week for January. Oh. My. Word. And each page is exactly 3″ by 2″. Y…

myshetland.co.uk

A change is as good as a rest

 

[Frances144]

My Heart Melts

I was pottering around in my kitchen this morning – making the traditional spagetti bolognaise for Floss’ return (she’s been away south). Guess who appeared at the kitchen door? A…

myshetland.co.uk

Lambie visits

 

[Frances144]

Farrier Visited

We had our new farrier visit today so I got into the stable those that needed to see him – Haakon, (Iacs along for “the ride” so to speak) Klaengur, Taktur and Kappi. We also end…

myshetland.co.uk

sheep attending

 

[Frances144]

To Town

Today was a day in town so off Floss and I went to Lerwick to “do our messages” – This is Scottish for shopping! We didn’t have much to get, just drop off more woolly sheep …

myshetland.co.uk

Getting our messages

 

[Frances144]

Minion Time

Winter is always an odd one here. It starts getting dark at about 2pm and it is tempting to think “Well, that’s my day over”. Taking any halfway decent photos in the afternoon is…

myshetland.co.uk

Happy smiling little faces

 

[Frances144]

Horsey Day

It was a lovely calm day so this morning I went out for a ride on Klængur with my new riding companion on his Icelandic mare. Speed seemed to be our “mot du jour” and so we clattered, …

myshetland.co.uk

For science, of course

 

[Frances144]

On Boat

So here we are, Flossie and I, on the MV Hjaltland (ferry from Lerwick to Aberdeen) going south to Edinburgh for Daisy’s graduation. We left OH in charge with BeAnne supervising and yes, I did writ…

myshetland.co.uk

 

[Frances144]

Been away at my daughter's graduation (there are blog posts, please look back).

-------

Wonderful Home

Fourteen hours of Hell on the boat (ok, it got slightly better after the Orkney stop) and now we are home, safe and well. I mostly slept which might have something to do with the triple brandy and …

myshetland.co.uk

There's no place like home, there's no place like home....

 

[Frances144]

Saw Something

The weather is deteriorating again but ,before it did, I went for a great ride this morning on Klængur. “Most efficacious in every way.” All my city cobwebs have gone! After lunch, I …

myshetland.co.uk

Gallopy, Gallopy