[ad_1] When I was a child, I always thought “The Glorious Twelfth” was referring to my birthday. It seemed obvious to me. Apparently I was wrong, but I shall gloss over that because, for me and another friend, it is our birthdays and nothing to do with shooting little red grouse for fun (ugh – […]
Not Talking to Lambie | My Shetland
[ad_1] Absolutely no one is to talk to Lambie. He has been sent to Coventry (and, if you don’t know what that English expression means, I recommend you look at the link. The origin of this idiom is fascinating). Basically, no one is talking to Lambie. Anyway, in Coventry, Lambie is or the chicken/duck feeding […]
Not Much | My Shetland
[ad_1] I can’t pretend much happened today and I am not complaining. I left fairly early to work on my eternal garlic bulb mountain – trimming roots and stems – at Turriefield. Alone for a while, I happily trimmed away, and then two more folk came to join me, as it was persisting with rain […]
Dentist and Shopping | My Shetland
[ad_1] And so to town to the dentist for my six monthly appointment. Not fun, but not half as bad as it could be, I kept telling myself. I suffered as a child, but now (touch wood), I get off pretty lightly compared to others. Anyway, the dentist had a nice calm waiting room and […]
Veggies | My Shetland
[ad_1] Thank you for your orders. I will be going to town tomorrow (dentist appointment). The bags and tea-towels have been totted up and I know what I need to buy on your behalf. If you want me to pop a handmade hand-felted Shetland sheep into your order, now is a good time to let […]
Feets Done | My Shetland
[ad_1] Pepper and I waited in the car for Stephen, our farrier to arrive – the car was somewhere out of the wind and in a good spot to see him come down the track. And arrive he did. The Minions were checked and trimmed first and they all behaved themselves….. The others watched on. […]
Tea Towels and Bags | My Shetland
[ad_1] I gave myself the day off today meeting a friend for lunch in town, and I did a spot of shopping too. Harley came along with his owner to lunch. I refrained from bringing Pepperpot as I reckoned she would be over-excited and silly, causing complete chaos. Harley, of course, behaved beautifully, charming all […]
Something is going on…. | My Shetland
[ad_1] 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. […]
Fresh Air | My Shetland
[ad_1] 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 […]
A Bit More | My Shetland
[ad_1] 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 […]