Lilja is truly stunning. She followed me back to the gate after I had checked, fed, kissed, hugged and did it all at least three times again, everyone else in her field. So, to thank her for her tr…
A lovely huge rainbow appeared this morning while I was feeding the ducks, hens and sheep. I rushed inside to find my camera only to find the rainbow had diminished to this by the time I came out …
This week for BeAnne has been down and and then a bit up. Last weekend, she started hefty diuretics which resulted in wet bed, wet floor, wet everything but good news, the fluid on her lungs went.…
Anyone know this castle/ruin? I found the watercolour in Aunt Kate’s papers. I would love to know where it is. I continue transcribing Aunt Kate’s diaries – I am on 1915 now and…
We have rain for possibly the rest of our lives now. It has been forecast. So dreary. Having donned full waterproofs, BeAnne and I walked up the hill so we could both snuff up some fresh air and …
Firstly, huge apologies for the quality of the photos but honestly the weather is revolting and I am not taking a good camera out in this. It’s just not worth it. The light was rubbish too.…
To town at the crack of sparrows for an NHS appointment, all well socially distanced and cared about. I was surprisingly relaxed and, for a change, left feeling “normal” (well, as norma…
You may remember when we rescued these two thin and starving Shetland ewes off the hill (with the permission of the Grazings Clerk) who had their ear tags removed and no identity, at the end of Jan…
This is GCHQ. Great Cat Head-Quarters. A bed Monster has made under the piano, next to the bag of recycled wrapping paper/bubble wrap while behind the Minion’s things (when they are open to t…
The thing I learned today….. that the photos I took of the Aurora last night were total rubbish mostly due to the fact that I had no tripod or remote gizmo thingy (in my shed and I was not go…
I brushed my horse and, if you know me well, you would realise that this is something I don’t do very often. Hardly ever actually. A bit like cleaning the house. It’s just not for me.…
Last night the alert was given….. the Merrie Dancers (the colloquial Shetland term for the Northern Lights) were out. Some friends told me and pointed me towards a northward facing webcam. S…
Her Maj was fast a-bye-byes in the shavings, where the horses are usually tied up indoors. Monster patiently waited behind the door of our indoor school to “get her”. That is not kindn…
Is there such a thing as too many photos of Lambie? I think not. Please note The Winning Smile. Be still my beating heart. Lambie’s “Monarch of the Glen” moment. Or, as Daisy put…
The Old Men have turmeric in the form of TurmerAid. All for different reasons. This is Haakon’s bowl – he is 26 years old and he needs his TurmerAid because he is stiff and achey. His …
We drove past this terrifying sight on Thursday night on our way home from vegetabling. This is the Watsness Witch, a genious creation by our neighbours as their entry for the Community Scarecrow C…
We have been living in a storm for what seems like forever. All our chores, are exactly that – chores or as we call it “bloody hard work”. Yesterday, in full survival gear, I st…
This morning, first thing, my troops gathered. Armed with headcollars, ropes and a bag of carrots, we left our cars and marched up to the hill park where the Minions (plus Lilja and Sóley, or toke…
We had a bit of a scare on Sunday evening with the vet on stand-by on Monday. But Her Maj rallied and I hope we are back on the rails again (I am praying hard). Feeling slightly happier, and weathe…
Today, after a ride out on Taktur and Klængur, we brought Efstur in to try out some bits Daisy had received from The Bit Bank. Efstur’s is a fiddler and chewer with his bit. The Bit Bank hav…
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