While the rest of Europe roasts, we, in Shetland, are not. I think the sun might shine a bit on Tuesday but I am not holding my breath. We might have had our summer a few weeks back. It was very…

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29.06.2025

The Wind in Their Tails | My Shetland

This afternoon a small little face was telling me it was time to go and poo-pick the field, albeit in a high wind, but at least the sun was shining. Rain is forecast later. Newt was in a silly moo…

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28.06.2025

This is Us! | My Shetland

Isn’t this lovely? A gorgeous linoprint of my little house with a beautiful wall of primroses underneath. And this is us. Totally us. The primroses are perfect. My wall of primroses are r…

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27.06.2025

It’s Been Raining | My Shetland

Today it poured with rain all morning. Not our best look but the wild flowers appreciated it. The afternoon was a different matter and, after a quick work-trip to Turriefield, I came home to this…

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26.06.2025

Breakfast Anyone? | My Shetland

Kolka came steaming in for her breakfast! WhileIacs gently bimbled in for his. And Haakon brought up the rear in his weird pacey gait, like a drunk camel on a mission. And finally here are all thre…

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25.06.2025

Disturbing the Peace | My Shetland

It was a wet start to the morning as I went around with my buckets. Kolka looked particularly striking when I took this photo (but how I wish I had included the top of her ear!) Possibly another p…

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24.06.2025

A Trip to Town | My Shetland

I needed to go to town for rations – horse, dog, chicken/duck and people. As Pepper was hopping up and down by the front door on my way out, I decided to take her with me for company. First s…

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23.06.2025

What a Day | My Shetland

The rain lashed down and then there was thunder and lightning too, which, for us, is very unusal. Obviously I felt so sorry for the ponies and shouted for them to come up to the shelter but they re…

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22.06.2025

All in a Row | My Shetland

You’ve gotta love a man with a digger and today they arrived first thing to dig out the muddy gateway of the winter track – the one where Newt struggles to walk through – so I had…

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21.06.2025

Even Less | My Shetland

Well, if I had nothing much to write about the other day, I have even less today. I really need to go out more (ugh * shudders *) or stop writing this blog before I bore everyone to death. But my …

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20.06.2025

Asleep and then Not | My Shetland

I was just going around testing the electric fence for efficacy when I found this lot asleep. At first I could only see the ones standing up and was a bit alarmed until I saw the others fast aslee…

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19.06.2025

A Nothing Day | My Shetland

Absolutely nothing happened today – except for rescuing a baby bunny from Pepper and hoping it lived – but apart from that absolutely nothing happened. I made these two in the afternoon…

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18.06.2025

Both Out | My Shetland

It’s that time of year – when Ted has his three-monthly hair cut. He would tell you he doesn’t really enjoy it very much because he hates cars and gets very anxious. We took Pepp…

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17.06.2025

Poor Sad Duckie | My Shetland

We have one Mr Duckie who lives by himself. He’s always been a loner and now his missus has lost interest in him. The other males are fighting with him and it never ends well – these d…

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16.06.2025

Shetland Ponies Melt, Apparently | My Shetland

According to this lot, Shetland ponies will melt in the summer rain. I did not know this but now I do. Every day’s a learning day and today I learned this. Or, as I told them, “utterl…

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15.06.2025

Just in Case | My Shetland

This is so you know who everyone is. Like a quick guide to my sheep. Always useful. Maybe just keep it about your person in case someone asks. You never know. (and the reason this blog is short…

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14.06.2025

Bucket Wars | My Shetland

My dream is to put down everyone’s bucket and leave, happy in the knowledge everyone will eat their own breakfast and then wander off feeling full and happy, collecting the empty buckets late…

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13.06.2025

Daily Whinge | My Shetland

I’m not feeling brilliant, as I type this. My back and eye are giving me gyp but I have done all my animal chores morning and afternoon so soon I can kick back and relax. I just have the sh…

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12.06.2025

Yesterday was a Good Day | My Shetland

Yesterday was a lovely day. I spent my morning at Turriefield with the bumblebee and in the afternoon showed friends around my croft. Everyone had to join in too. I think these two were watching i…

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11.06.2025

The Shetland Bee | My Shetland

I spent my morning at Turriefield (my local community growing project) sowing beans and purple sprouting broccoli seeds. Oh, yes and spring onion seeds which are irritatingly small and exactly the …

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10.06.2025

Brushing | My Shetland

I was cleaning and filling up the field’s water barrel when I felt Shetland pony eyes on me and saw that Fivla had taken up residence in the little shed. Our water pressure is not the greates…

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09.06.2025

Wild Flower Season | My Shetland

After constant grazing by the Icelandic horses all winter, I try to let my little 5 acre croft, Clothie, rest and grow back, ready again for the next winter. It’s been a slow start this Sprin…

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08.06.2025

Talking to Sheep | My Shetland

A lovely morning and after nice dog-walk, I cleaned out the ducks’ swimming pool and went to sit in the field as it takes forever to fill up again. I sat next to ‘Ster as I thought he w…

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07.06.2025

A Brighter Day | My Shetland

The weather has brightened up again – not that I am obsessed. Ok, ok, I am totally obsessed and live my whole life looking at the many (and I mean many) weather apps on my phone. Having said …

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06.06.2025

Lost Dahlia and Gussie! | My Shetland

Every morning, without fail, since they have lived here (which is nearly 10 months!) Dahlia and Gussie turn up at their field gate for breakfast. Today they weren’t there and so of course I s…

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05.06.2025

Annual Vet Visit | My Shetland

In a Force 10 with horizontal rain, the equine vet and vet nurse from Ardene House Vets came to us for our annual visit. I had scheduled her to see the five old horses/ponies because I want to know…

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04.06.2025

Blowy | My Shetland

We are in the middle of a three day gale and I stupidly let Mrs Duckie out of her shed thinking she was back on her feet. She immediately flew up onto the container and has been living there ever …

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03.06.2025

And so to Town | My Shetland

After the morning chores plus a dog-walk, I gathered up my troop, aka Pepper, and we left for town in the horse-van. I will admit that I rather regretted not bringing Pepper’s cushions with u…

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02.06.2025

Health Update | My Shetland

Here is a health update on all my sickies. No 1. – Silver Well, possibly he’s fine and avoiding me. We await the equine vet for more info. I will keep you posted. No 2. – Mrs Duckie She is …

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01.06.2025

Bad Health | My Shetland

It feels like everyone is ill or falling to bits around here. No 1. – Silver Symptoms: He has a nasty something growing by his left ear. About the 1cm in size but not going away. Diagnosis: …

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31.05.2025

Knowledge is Power | My Shetland

The chaps and chapesses hadn’t been weighed for a while so Monika came over with her scales. This is very important as we have a horse vet from south coming up to see all the old ones (Kolka…

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30.05.2025

To the Beach! | My Shetland

It has been pouring with rain all day and I had visitors from England coming over. We had lunch and then obviously I took them to my favourite spot, Sandness beach. There was no one around and we …

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29.05.2025

Dahlia and Gussie Update | My Shetland

Dahlia and Gussie are doing well. I am trying hard to integrate them into the herd but with limited success. While they eat separately from everyone, and I don’t blame them, it can be a rugb…

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28.05.2025

Late Breakfast | My Shetland

I haven’t seen the Minions for a while. They are spending their days on the far side of the track where their latest new grassy bit is. However, I check on them twice daily – when OH p…

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27.05.2025

An Empty Shed | My Shetland

A strong south-westerley breeze all day brought temperatures right down along with fierce sporadic rain showers. Not nice. It is cold and wet again. We all miss the sun. I can tell. Haakon and I…

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26.05.2025

Back to Weather | My Shetland

The weather changed. I can attest to that as I stood in the pouring rain with Pepper watching the horses and ponies eat feeling wet and miserable. I do wonder why I do this. Could someone remind…

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25.05.2025

A funny old world | My Shetland

“Good luck with that”, I said to Vitamin as she approached Fivla to help her finish her morning bucket. I thought she would’ve known better. But she ignored me and had a good try…

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24.05.2025

Sloppy Food | My Shetland

The sheep are fed in the morning in their shed with the door shut so they are in a routine where I can catch whoever and do stuff if I need to. Shearing will be soon so I try and keep this going al…

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23.05.2025

Out of Sight | My Shetland

I decided to mix things up today. Given any opportunity, the Icelandic horses bully the Shetland ponies off their food. It’s not nice. So today I parked Vitamin in a small crö (sheep-pen) tha…

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22.05.2025

Another Morning in Town | My Shetland

Horses, ponies, ducks, hens, dogs and cat fed and off I went to town again. This time it was for the car – a pre-service check so the garage could sensibly get in any big parts needed for the…

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A Shetland Heatwave | My Shetland

The Wind in Their Tails | My Shetland

This is Us! | My Shetland

It’s Been Raining | My Shetland

Breakfast Anyone? | My Shetland

Disturbing the Peace | My Shetland

A Trip to Town | My Shetland

What a Day | My Shetland

All in a Row | My Shetland

Even Less | My Shetland

Asleep and then Not | My Shetland

A Nothing Day | My Shetland

Both Out | My Shetland

Poor Sad Duckie | My Shetland

Shetland Ponies Melt, Apparently | My Shetland

Just in Case | My Shetland

Bucket Wars | My Shetland

Daily Whinge | My Shetland

Yesterday was a Good Day | My Shetland

The Shetland Bee | My Shetland

Brushing | My Shetland

Wild Flower Season | My Shetland

Talking to Sheep | My Shetland

A Brighter Day | My Shetland

Lost Dahlia and Gussie! | My Shetland

Annual Vet Visit | My Shetland

Blowy | My Shetland

And so to Town | My Shetland

Health Update | My Shetland

Bad Health | My Shetland

Knowledge is Power | My Shetland

To the Beach! | My Shetland

Dahlia and Gussie Update | My Shetland

Late Breakfast | My Shetland

An Empty Shed | My Shetland

Back to Weather | My Shetland

A funny old world | My Shetland

Sloppy Food | My Shetland

Out of Sight | My Shetland

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