2026 - My Shetland blog

[Frances144]

A Weird Day

Today started strangely with a duck first thing on my porch roof. I’ve never seen one there before. Pretty but not the usual occurrence. I don’t know if he flew there by accident or o…

myshetland.co.uk

Not the usual type of day.

 

[Frances144]

All Ready

I like to be organised and I will admit that I also like writing lists. So this morning was spent packing my bag for hospital tomorrow where I will get my caudal steroid injections as a day case. I…

myshetland.co.uk

I am all in a dither.

 

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/home-now/

Resting up.

 

[Frances144]

Bedrest For Me

I’ve been lying on my bed all day being waited on hand and foot by my wonderful Flossie (as I type this, she is cutting up vegetables to roast with a chicken). To fill my day, I have gone thr…

myshetland.co.uk

Resting all day.

 

[Frances144]

Doing Nothing

I am spending many busy hours doing absolutely nothing, which I will admit I am quite enjoying. I listen to classical music from Vermont Public but can’t do anything that involves world news…

myshetland.co.uk

My current skill is lying in bed doing absolutely nothing.

 

[Frances144]

Holding The Fort

The fort is being well and truly held by Flossie. She is doing admirable work looking after us all, I know, and it’s not easy. Today Flossie came in from feeding everyone saying Tiddles wasn…

myshetland.co.uk

Floss is doing a wonderful job.

 

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/a-good-day/

The sun is out, the sky is blue....

 

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/coming-too/

No is not a word Pepper wishes to understand.

 

[Frances144]

Busy Doing Nothing

Another lovely day and, by choice, I have done nothing much because I just don’t feel like it. I took no photos, didn’t go for a walk, or do anything. Floss, on the other paw, has run…

myshetland.co.uk

Today, I was mostly doing nothing.

 

[Frances144]

A Dog Walk on the Beach

We have a major storm arriving soon, so to the make the most of the bad weather approaching, I took the dogs for a walk on Reawick Beach with some friends and their dog, Harley. Reawick beach is di…

myshetland.co.uk

A lovely walk with friends on the beach.

 

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/super-duper-rugs-arrived/

Everyone happy and ready for the next storm.

 

[Frances144]

Help Needed, Please

I need your help. Between us, I think we can succeed. I was in my shed, looking for a book that I had inherited from my mother’s bookcase, when I came across a small leather and gilt bound b…

myshetland.co.uk

Any help gratefully received.

 

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/so-how-old-is-he/

How old do you think Monster is?

 

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/the-last-push/

I still need your help pretty please.

 

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/back-to-the-vegetables/

Overdid things today. All my own fault.

 

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/first-fluting/

Back to playing my flute.

 

[Frances144]

Sorry Waffle

This morning was a disaster, weather-wise. I know this when I took the dogs out albeit briefly and the sky fell on our heads with hail, rain, sleet together with a cruel biting wind. It was a mise…

myshetland.co.uk

Carrots for all, except Waffle.

 

[Frances144]

Carrot Justice

I’m not very good at injustice and Waffle not having his carrot yesterday was weighing heavily on me all night. I barely slept a wink for the worry. So this morning after breakfast, I popped …

myshetland.co.uk

Waffle got his fair share.

 

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/band-names-and-album-covers/

When in doubt, ask AI.... and then never do it again.

 

[Frances144]

https://myshetland.co.uk/new-fencing/

Bring it on. This is war! (electric fence not global)