Is it me, or is everyone is a bit odd today? On my way to my shed this afternoon, I met Lambie looking a bit gormles. No, that’s mean, I will say lost. So I asked him if he wanted to come in to my shed where I was about to start making sheep. I […]
Fresh Air | My Shetland
Well, that’s Daisy gone south now. She flew off today and, I won’t lie, I’m going to miss her hugely. It was brief but lovely to see her. A few days is better than no days. And life goes on and, while Daisy was here, I had a wee holiday too by which I mean […]
A Bit More | My Shetland
Daisy and I decided to open up a bit more of the track for the Minions – just some rough grass on a corner part. So now the ponies are skirting this bit while eyeing it suspiciously. Daisy even returned later on to show them the new grass but they didn’t believe her. Methinks the […]
Splurging in Town | My Shetland
First game of the day – Spot the Lambie. Of course, I was immediately captured by his Winning Smile! What’s not to love? Daisy and I went on a good dog walk, without Monster, and afterwards left for town to buy Lovely Things. We haven’t had one of those days for ages. Lerwick’s unique charm […]
A Lovely Day | My Shetland
This is what I saw, while I was feeding the ponies….. And then this….. After breakfast, Daisy and I went out with the intention of brushing the Ancients as they haven’t been touched probably since the last time Daisy was here. I am not very hot on brushing at the best of times. First, we […]
Weird After Shearing | My Shetland
I always forget this but, after the sheep are sheared, they go a little odd. Yesterday evening, I found Lambie asking to go into my shed. It was very still and the midges were out. Of course, I let him in and proceeded to make a sheep while we watched another American medical drama. Lambie […]
Sheared! | My Shetland
I got a text last night from Morgan, my sheep shearer, promising to turn up tomorrow morning. So I had to get everyone into a confined area. Fat Madge has decided never to go into the shed again with all her friends, and I have been working on her special skill of being fed in […]
Communication | My Shetland
Most Sundays one or two of my lovely daughters makes contact. To be honest, it is the highlight of my weekend. That, and the flute duets. This morning it was Flossie. Isn’t technology a wonderful thing? She had a quick chat with Pepper who quickly went to sleep. Then Mewzli, aka Monster, arrived. Flossie wasn’t […]
Celeriac? | My Shetland
I spent the morning trimming and brushing the dirt and “paper” skin off what felt like a million garlic bulbs for Turriefield and was given some celeriac to see if the ponies would like it. Apparently there would be more, if they did. I called the ponies up. And threw the celeriac on the ground […]
Come Too! | My Shetland
“Come too!” is all I ever hear from Pepper as she squirts out of two catflaps, jumps the garden gate and arrives beside me while I am walking to my car trying to leave for Lerwick. I have choices – I can either put Pepper back in the house, which seems very cruel after the […]