[ad_1] I have a new job. Ok, not a paid one but an essential one. When Mum died, I took all the family photos in various shoe-boxes back to Shetland. I realised that I am probably the only person who mostly knows who is who (though, my cousin might too). So I have taken it […]
Last of the Celery | My Shetland
[ad_1] I came back yesterday from working at Turriefield (my sorting and packing veg volunteer job for a local cooperative), with a large bin liner of the last of the celery – various bolted tops and stalks. They were meant for the Minions but, as the Ancient Icelandics were nearby, I put some in a […]
Blue Moon | My Shetland
[ad_1] Yesterday evening, I was just shutting the ducks/hens up in their house for the night, when I turned around and saw this – a blue moon, that was red due to the smoke particles from the US fires apparently. I was amazed. I’ve never seen the moon so big and looking magical as it […]
Nice Weather for Ducks! | My Shetland
[ad_1] It has not stopped raining all day. As I type this, sitting with a large glass of white wine, I have just hung up my third totally drenched raincoat and woolly hat for the day in the hopes they will dry by tomorrow. Not even the ducks are enjoying today. And we turned the […]
Mostly Storm | My Shetland
[ad_1] Storm was having a snooze this morning. He wanted to get up but…… ….. the sun was shining and, you know how it is, he was feeling more and more woozy….. I love it when ponies lie out flat. Can you hear the snoring? Zzzzz….. The others were about having eaten themselves to a […]
Animal Crackers | My Shetland
[ad_1] The tables have turned and I’ve decided that, as Lambie refuses to eat in the shed, where he has gone for many months, he can eat in the poultry pen because then he can’t get out and steal everyone else’s food. This system seems to be working quite well now. Everyone can eat their […]
Beds and Veg | My Shetland
[ad_1] Not much today because I am mostly not able to communicate easily. And I found that Pepper has a new “spot” – *** sigh *** – is nowhere out of bounds? But it is deal for looking out at the world (playing spot the birdies)…. ….. and/or it doubles as a dog bed (that […]
A Day of Shite | My Shetland
[ad_1] The weather is pretty horrid here and I spent the day swithering about whether to put rugs on the old ladies and Tiddles. Part of me thought it was not that cold (around 13 degrees but lower with the wind-chill) and the ponies do need to grow their winter coats, and then there is […]
Strange little girl | My Shetland
[ad_1] I have a new fence so I need to take down the old temporary electric fence before the gales get it. So, obviously, I had to talk to the ponies instead because lugging fence poles and trying to wind-up unhelpful electric string is boring. My electric fence was almost put away and I wanted […]
Edna’s Routine | My Shetland
[ad_1] Edna has a routine which I try hard to stick to. Her feet are not the best – she is prone to limping so I like to treat them daily with an antibiotic (turquoise) spray. I do this after her breakfast. Everyone else, who wants to go, is let outside but ‘Ster always stays […]