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.