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Rain and then more rain

It was persisting with rain this morning and I couldn’t find anyone to give them their breakfast. I fed who was already around. Later I went back out to find Dahlia and Gussie behind a wall,…

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It has rained all day. Non-stop. I am soaked and just about run out of coats now.

 

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Dammit

I’m leaving this here as I have run out of things to say today. Everyone is going along ok except for Pepper who went off her front leg last night, the same day I had cancelled her x-ray appo…

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I have run out of things to say today. Sorry.

 

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Bloody Waffle!

Thank you for your kind words yesterday. I think I am back on track now. Today OH pointed out that there was a Red Admiral butterfly outside the kitchen window. I can probably count on one hand ju…

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Constructing more electric fence to stop a certain small evil Shetland pony from trying to get the grass the other side.

This is war.

 

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Guilty

There is a special place waiting for me in Hell today. Last night I forgot to open the gate and the Shetland ponies spent all night in their wee paddock with no food. Just water and shelter. I had…

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I committed a heinous crime. I left the Shetland ponies in their wee paddock all night and forget to open the gate!

 

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My Birthday Again!

Happy birthday to me today. I am 62 apparently. I had a very good harvest, as my uncle would say – Lego (my ultimate relaxation), Lambie wool seat-pad, shepherd’s crook, bamboo sheets, …

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My birthday. 62. A good day. Thank you.

 

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From Yesterday

Here are a few pics from yesterday, and a wee film. This is what I get on my birthday – Lambie’s grudging acknowledgement of my existence. I feel truly blessed. And yesterday, also, un…

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A few photos from yesterday and a wee film.

 

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The Sun!

As you know, my main hobby is to complain about the weather. But today the sun came out and it has been hot by my standards, though probably not anyone else’s – I think it said 22℃ in t…

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Animals lying in the sun.

 

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A Day in Town

I spent my day in town as I had a dentist’s appointment mid-morning and other stuff to do as well. I felt sort of sad leaving everyone behind, namely Pepper, but, apart from the dentist, I wa…

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I went to town for the day - Lerwick. Nice to escape, even if it was for the dentist.

 

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Meeting the Rest of the Family

I gave Family Duck a new “paddling pool” – ok, it’s a washing-up bowl but I thought it might be a good introduction to water for the little ones. I put strategically placed…

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I gave the ducklings a new "paddling pool". They meet the rest of their family.

 

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The Smell!

Currently, I am feeling very sick sitting here surrounded by a scented oil diffuser on full blast, covered in perfume trying to get over Ted’s latest behaviour. He found a bad egg somewhere i…

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Dog ate and rolled in a bad egg. I want to leave home now.

 

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Nice Pics

I was washing out a field water bucket and, as it takes ages to refill with clean water, I thought I would try and take a nice photo of each of the Icelandic horses. So here is Kolka, looking very …

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Trying to nice photos of my Icelandic horses. Trying but not really succeeding.

 

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Brushing for Visitors

A morning in my shed working hard trying not to stab this huge bottom! And then in the afternoon, I brushed everyone as visitors from a cruise ship were coming to see us. Once I was finished brushi…

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We haven't had visitors in a while so it was nice to introduce everyone and tell their stories.

 

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Last Night and Today

A few photos from last night and today. Ever feel you are being watched…… like, all the time? Dear old Bibble still maintaining his Bibbleness. A job is a job. Someone has to be Bibbl…

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A few photos from today and yesterday.

 

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Hassle

I wanted a quiet morning working in my shed typing out a journal for a friend. Well, that was the plan anyway. And then Monster arrived, whined and scratched at the door to be let in so, as my des…

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I tried to work for two hours this morning but was interrupted by the dog and cat.

 

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My Day of Worry

It’s been a grotty day for poor little Pepper. Today was the day she went to the vets for light sedation and an -xray of her poorly front leg (which is mostly absolutely fine these days). We …

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Pepper went to the vet for her leg x-ray. No confirmed diagnosis. A mystery.

 

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Lost Lambie

When I was doing the sheep count, I lost Lambie. He had snuck out of his field, going under at least two fences, to spend time by himself. I think it was the flies and midges. It has been very st…

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Lambie on his own.

 

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Cupboard Love

The ducklings are almost all grown up now. They are still very sweet and not afraid of me at all, though they are not keen on being picked up and cuddled (their little legs go ten to a dozen and t…

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Ducklings growing up fast. Very curious about everything.

 

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Little Friends

My little starling friend is still around. I am pretty sure it is the food she wants, not me. Particularly the sheep food. That’s her favourite. She usually appears when I feed Gussie and …

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I still have my young starling following me around and Pepper, the Patterdale is now grounded.

 

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Filling my Field

Everyone was fed and possibly in their correct(ish) fields and off I went to Lerwick. There was a big boat in – AIDAsol, bringing 2,500 passengers to Lerwick. The majority of whom were wander…

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To town to fill up my little field with my hand-felted sheep.

 

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Farrier Visit

Today was Stephen, our farrier’s day to visit to check and trim the horses and ponies’ hooves. Earlier, I got everyone into a paddock so they were easy to get to and work with. I don&#…

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Our farrier came this morning. Everyone checked and those that needed it, trimmed. A clean bill of hoof health for the horses and ponies.