2026 - My Shetland blog

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My Last Oyster Catcher

To town again for lunch with an old school friend who was visiting Shetland. This was the view from our table at Fjarå Café Bar. Not too shoddy at all. We were looking over Breiwick Bay to Bressay…

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Today I saw my last oystercatcher of the year.

 

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Packing and hoping for no dramas.

 

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Packing and hoping for no dramas.

Have a good break

 

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My Week Away – Part 1

As you may have noticed, I’ve been away from my blog and life in Shetland for a whole week but now I’m back, all rested and ready to tackle a Shetland winter with verve and vigour (or a…

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My holiday south - first part.

 

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My Week Away – Part 1

As you may have noticed, I’ve been away from my blog and life in Shetland for a whole week but now I’m back, all rested and ready to tackle a Shetland winter with verve and vigour (or a…

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My holiday south - first part.

Splendid looking buildings.

 

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My Week Away – Part 2

On one of my many travels around London, I visited James Smith & Sons, a beautiful old-fashioned shop in New Oxford Street – a stone’s throw from Tottenham Court Road tube station. …

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Part the 2 of my holiday in London - I saw the Bayeux Tapestry.

 

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Back to Reality

I left London first thing on Thursday morning. Door to door on the way back it took me over 14 hours – because Loganair’s Edinburgh to Sumburgh “went technical” and I had t…

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And home and back to the grindstone. We moved all the horses and ponies to their winter grazing.

 

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Back to Reality

I left London first thing on Thursday morning. Door to door on the way back it took me over 14 hours – because Loganair’s Edinburgh to Sumburgh “went technical” and I had t…

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And home and back to the grindstone. We moved all the horses and ponies to their winter grazing.

There's no place like home is there

 

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New Found Freedom

The little boys are enjoying their new found freedom – all 25 acres of it. They come down to the house in the morning for their breakfast – the smallest handful of sugar beet mixed with…

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The Shetland ponies are all out in their field and very happy now.

 

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Lunch in Town

To town today because it was Floss’ birthday. We went out for lunch and then did a spot of shopping (mostly food for supper, even though we felt very full). Lerwick was deserted. The cruise …

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To town for a birthday lunch (not mine). Then home to animals, as always.

 

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Flooding

Dahlia had the right idea today when she asked if she could come inside. Sadly I had to say no, because apparently sheep can’t live in our house. Pepper also had the right idea. The fire was…

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Water everywhere. Luckily everyone is in the higher fields so unaffected. I'm glad I put the rugs on.

 

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Lambie Wants Biscuits

Lambie: I wonder what the biscuit situation is? Pepper: I don’t know. Lambie: Muzzah, do you have any biscuits (asking for a friend)? Monster: She might. I don’t know. Me: Guys, I t…

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I have run out of ginger biscuits. This is a catastrophe. Lambie is not happy.

 

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Lambie Wants Biscuits

Lambie: I wonder what the biscuit situation is? Pepper: I don’t know. Lambie: Muzzah, do you have any biscuits (asking for a friend)? Monster: She might. I don’t know. Me: Guys, I t…

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I have run out of ginger biscuits. This is a catastrophe. Lambie is not happy.

Oh that is a disaster! No ginger biscuits.....

 

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Oh that is a disaster! No ginger biscuits.....

A national emergency!

 

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Ready for the Next One

The rugs are not coming off for the time being and I hear no complaints from anyone. We have another storm coming tonight – Storm Boelo, I think. And then another storm on Sunday and possibly…

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Getting ready for Storm Boelo which hits us tonight. A week of storms ahead.

 

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Ready for the Next One

The rugs are not coming off for the time being and I hear no complaints from anyone. We have another storm coming tonight – Storm Boelo, I think. And then another storm on Sunday and possibly…

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Getting ready for Storm Boelo which hits us tonight. A week of storms ahead.

Vibes for keeping power.

 

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Ok, So Far….

I went out this morning with my buckets an hour late according to Newt who was tapping at his watch in a meaningful way. The Shetland ponies in this field were all fine. Tiddles was nice and dry i…

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Storm Boelo aftermath. We're ok. Don't worry just a spot rug shopping required.

 

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A bit of a throwback Monday with films off my daughter's camera mostly of Lambie being an idiot or the ponies playing madly.

 

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That Wee Shed

That wee shed is proving very popular at the moment. I think it is because I hung the salt lick in there. ‘Bert loves a salt lick and always makes a point of stopping off to get his ration. …

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New occupant for the wee shed and he ain't giving it up for anyone. "If your name's not down, you're not coming in!"

 

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All Bare Nekkid

I don’t think Tiddles is talking to me anymore. I took off his rug mostly because the storm is finally over and therefore he didn’t need it. He was very unimpressed and walked off in a …

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The storm is over and everyone's rugs are now off (sorry to Tiddles and Fivla ).