2021 - My Shetland blog

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Nothing Wasted

Yesterday, at Transition Turriefield, where Daisy and I were working, we were given two crates of carrots that were deemed unsellable. Happy days. Never say no as someone will eat it. Today&#8217…

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Maggie loves carrots

 

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Nice to know she can still cause trouble!

 

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Stuck!

Daisy and I came home this morning from our daily Minion Rugby Match, to see Iacs by himself – always a bad sign. Iacs shares his field with his cousin, Haakon, as well as Klængur. They were…

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Not very bright today

 

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Trundling at Speed

Long and boring – sorry – I am trying to work out what is best by writing it down. BeAnne is hard work at the moment. In her mind, she is slowly wandering away from us. I also think sh…

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Help!

 

[carthorse]

(((hugs))), it's so hard when you know their time is limited. It sounds like she's happy though, and probably completely unaware of her decline, so I'd say you're doing the right thing for now as long as it isn't hurting you too much to bear.

 

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Seeing-eye cat!

 

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The First Primroses

I have been wondering if the wild primroses that grow on either side of the burn (stream) which runs through the fields are blooming yet. And they are just beginning! Happy days indeed. This is one…

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Spring is springing!

 

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An Afternoon to Myself

Everyone fed. Everyone checked. Every nose kissed. No one was left out (Waffle is around the corner!) And then I went to town to get my last jag – Covid vaccination….. My hair cut (it n…

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Luxury, no necessity

 

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Bits of my Day

The view from my bedroom window this morning. So much daylight and so much potential. Minions fed and checked – ✔️ Dreki ridden – ✔️ Pendleton shirt collect…

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Around and about

 

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The Big Outside!

After Minioning (yes, it is now a verb as in to Minion), Daisy and I took Efstur and Dreki for a walk. I think what surprised me most was that Efstur was deemed to be the “grown-up” in …

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Off we go, adventuring

 

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Birthday Boy

A certain somebody is having his birthday today. Six year’s old – who’d of thunk it? Obviously we made a great fuss. And he knew it (and yes, we all sang Happy Birthday because t…

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Happy Birthday Lambie!

 

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King of the Cocos Islands

The King of the Cocos Islands came from Shetland! John Clunies-Ross (1786 – 1854) was a merchant. In 1813, while he was in Timor (slight left off the top of Darwin and opposite Papua New Gui…

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How to be King

 

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The Chapel of Our Lady

Yesterday, we went to see the King of the Cocos Island’s Shetland home. Next to the settlement (on the right of the photo) is a small enclosed graveyard that also has a story to tell. From A…

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Next door.

 

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A Bit of Bouncing

We have good days and bad but we still keep going. When I see BeAnne like this, playing with her family, it helps remind me that our little dog has a huge amount of wanting to live. Note Monster&#8…

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Still playing

 

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Trying out Camera(s)

While feeding Vitamin and Fivla, I looked behind me to see this pocket-sized tyrant looking particularly magnificent. I think he means business – dear little Newt! He is starting to lose his…

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The search continues

 

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Remember Monster?

Anyone remember Monster or Poods as Daisy calls him (and she has reliably informed me of the correct spelling)? Well, today he was very long. Even elongated across the floor. And looking particula…

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One big cat

 

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A Day Off From Being Me

I know I don’t work at an actual money-making job but occasionally it is lovely to have a day off from my life. So, Daisy, Floss and I (with masks on and hand sanitiser at every step) went to…

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A day off

 

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Nearly There

Little Maggie is now spending her time away from the flock – there was a brief moment when she joined them down in the field (my heart lept with happiness) but now she spends all her time by …

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and now we wait

 

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Off to Clothie

Floss and I went to see the Old Men this afternoon. We took BeAnne, obviously on a lead as a) it’s lambing and b) she is blind as a bat. Floss took carrots. I carried my big camera. We (as …

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Happy old men

 

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Forever Brushing

Today I took a brush with me as well as some mane/tail detangler and went to work on the Minions. I only brushed those that volunteered (ie, I couldn’t be bothered to catch or tie anyone up).…

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Fur everywhere. Lucky birds