It began so quietly. Everyone standing peacefully on the top of the hill, and behind but then it quickly deteriorated. This was the Minions in the afternoon, just before the rain set in. They were…
It is slow progress these days with Haakon. (my view this morning from the front door – he is lying down often, still) I am pretty sure Haakon’s hooves are not as sore as they were. Th…
It was my turn to check on the Icelandic ladies who are resident in their Winter Palace a few miles down the road. There is a small field inside their field that has not been grazed yet so, feeling…
We haven’t done anything with Hjalti recently. Lots of reasons but mostly weather, our mood and just the general winter meh-factor. There is no point training a horse if you are not feeling…
Slowly but surely my shed (or Creation Station as it is sometimes nauseatingly known as by the family who snigger when they say this) is filling up. I don’t mind. It is stuff I want or need …
My friend, Karen, offered to teach us, that is me, Flossie and another friend, Joy, how to do wet-felting. This is something I have always wanted to have a shot at. We started by learning the basi…
In my humble opinion, a morning spent with the Minions is a morning well spent. Floss and I had taken two brushes with us and we attacked all the Shetland ponies’ manes and tails (plus any bi…
Despite the “creepy neighbour” looking in all the time, our farrier, Bjørn, rode over to trim the young lads’ hooves this afternoon. First up was Efstur as he was the most urgent.…
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