I woke up to this and made a decision. The decision was to let everyone into the shed for the day so they could rest. When I opened the field gate, leading Waffle and Albie, Silver and Newt ran str…

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03.01.2025

Brassic | My Shetland

Last night was brassic but beautiful (brassic means very cold in the north). The Merrie Dancers were out too but it took some strength of purpose to want to go outside. I don’t think I have…

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02.01.2025

Sunrise to Sunset | My Shetland

Sunrise this morning was at 09.10. Some of the snow had gone but it had been a very cold windy night. Everyone has spent the day dishing out food to those that want it. Or resting. And then the sun…

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01.01.2025

Snaa! | My Shetland

Shetland dialect for snow is “snaa” and we have snaa. Lots of it. This morning, I felt sorry for Haakon who had waded through a freezing stream to get to his bucket but refused to walk…

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31.12.2024

School Uniform | My Shetland

The weather is going to disintegrate tomorrow and snow and a fierce gale are forecast, plus windchill of -12 Celsius. Not fun. I don’t want to bring the Icelandics inside as they hate it (wh…

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30.12.2024

Feeling Thankful | My Shetland

While I was feeding the Ancients in their field, I looked at Haakon, my aged friend of nearly 30 years, and felt incredibly thankful he is still with me. You get one horse in life and he is mine. …

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29.12.2024

Shopping in Town | My Shetland

Today was a day in Lerwick showing our visitor the sights. We left for town straight after breakfast, stopping for any pretty photo opportunities. Lerwick was, as usual, empty. But it was nice to…

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28.12.2024

To the Beach! | My Shetland

No visit is complete without a trip to the beach. Our favourite is Sandness beach. I lugged my big camera with me so I could take nice shots of the dogs, etc. Pepper met a pack of collies and was …

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27.12.2024

A Nice Quiet Day | My Shetland

A lovely quiet day finishing food up (soup and more soup) and not thinking about much. I am now the proud owner of a new improved larger muck heap too – there will be photos tomorrow of this …

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26.12.2024

A Few Christmas Photos | My Shetland

Here are a few photos off mine and Daisy’s phones from today. The traditional Yule Log. I can’t write much as I am tired and full of food. Anyway, I hope you all had a very Merry Chris…

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25.12.2024

Merrry Christmas | My Shetland

A very Merry Christmas With lots of love from everyone at Thordale xxx

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24.12.2024

Today’s Merry Little Jaunt | My Shetland

It was a beautiful sunrise and all was calm and quiet. Lovely. So, after long consulation with Daisy, we decided to put Tiddles and Waffle outside so they could stretch their legs, see their frien…

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23.12.2024

Little Things | My Shetland

Every Christmas I hand Daisy a jigsaw puzzle and off she goes. Monster has a keen interest and apparently vaguely rearranges it at night! Ted, (who “does not do men”) has a new best fri…

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22.12.2024

Not the Weather for Outside | My Shetland

Today has not been the weather for being outside. Not even slightly. When the sheep refused to go into their field, I completely understood and I gave them three haynets in their shed. Dahlia and…

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21.12.2024

All Home Safely | My Shetland

Everyone is home for Christmas. I am now officially happy. And we have the Christmas decorations up. This was the first thing to do after lunch. We had waited for everyone to come home before do…

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20.12.2024

Vegetables | My Shetland

After doing all the ponies, sheep, horses, etc I drove off to Turriefield for the last time this year. We were weighing, packing and labelling veg ready for Christmas. My job was carrots. I had &#8…

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19.12.2024

A Bit of a Day | My Shetland

The weather is revolting and descending further into utter nastiness – F10 tonight and tomorrow. Not nice. The girls plus visitor have had to postpone their arrival. ETA Friday now. And I w…

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18.12.2024

The Trudge of My Sledge | My Shetland

After breakfast (none for me, I needed to get on), I drove off to Lerwick to finish all my Christmas shopping. It was a dreich day but no wind, for a change. It’s the little things. I had a …

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17.12.2024

Not Much to Say | My Shetland

I’ve not got much today. I am sorry. I spent my morning cleaning, tidying and sorting out beds and bedrooms for Daisy and Flossie (plus a visitor) who all come home for Christmas on Thursday…

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16.12.2024

Last Night, This Morning | My Shetland

Here are my latest two orphans who followed me home…. Once Pepper and I were in the house, I decided to open the front door just to see if Lambie was still hanging around. Oh yes! And then he…

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15.12.2024

Made a Plan (another one) | My Shetland

Thank you for all your kind words yesterday. They, plus some dry clothes, really helped my mood and I also had a word with myself about Tiddles. Yesterday, I tried to keep him inside but he was agi…

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14.12.2024

Not Really Feeling It | My Shetland

I’m feeling a bit bleak at the moment. It could be the winter weather, which is unrelenting. Or, I still think of Storm, a lot. Or, I am sitting here in wet clothes because I got everyone in …

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13.12.2024

Light-bulb Moment | My Shetland

I met Lambie last night when I was finishing off with the ponies for the night. As Daisy said, when I sent her the photo, “he had an idea!” Poor Lambie. His idea was to come and see if…

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12.12.2024

Molly, the Film Star | My Shetland

I don’t know if you remember but back in 2021 (July 24th to be precise), I photographed the most beautiful otter and posted the photos on my blog – Otter! I didn’t write any infor…

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11.12.2024

From This to This! | My Shetland

Today was Ted’s day. He was at the Greasy Muppet stage of his ever-growing coat. Being half Yorkshire Terrier and half Miniature Schnauzer, we think, his fur is not the best. I think he got…

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10.12.2024

Extension of Track | My Shetland

It was nice to see the winter sun make a brief appearance. Breakfast and everyone went out for their eating time on the ever-expanding track. I am trying to be strict, but you know me, I struggle …

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09.12.2024

Meanwhile, Outside | My Shetland

It’s been a grey old day but the wind has died down and everything is a bit easier especially when I’m not fighting the elephants, sorry, elements. The “elephants” happily a…

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08.12.2024

In and Out and In and Out…… | My Shetland

I sort of knew by this morning that today was going to have a Monster involvement. As it is Saturday, it is flute duet day – well, flute duet afternoon and Mandy and I trudged over to my shed…

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07.12.2024

Waiting and Annoying | My Shetland

This morning found Pepper and I waiting for the farrier. Everyone was in their stalls and the Icelandics were in the small paddock, which needs eating down, behind the house. We were all ready and …

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06.12.2024

Want In, Please | My Shetland

After lunch, I went outside to just get a few things ready for the evening – haynets in place, feed buckets made up, that sort of thing, feed the ducks…. And who did I find? Only everyo…

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05.12.2024

My Followers | My Shetland

I am very popular in the mornings. This is possibly because I am She Who Carries All The Feed Buckets and distributes accordingly. After Dahlia and Gussie have had their breakfast, they have now t…

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04.12.2024

Poo-Picking Friends | My Shetland

I try to get out on the Minions’ track at mid day to keep on top of the poo-picking (my newest chore). These past few days, I have found it very difficult to spend time with the ponies as I m…

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03.12.2024

Likes a Box | My Shetland

Today is OH’s birthday and I gave him his present in a box. No, it wasn’t Monster, it was a very nice bread board. But the minute the box was empty and put on the floor, Monster was st…

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02.12.2024

A Blissful Day Off! | My Shetland

Today I had a day off. Once all the horses, ponies, ducks, chickens, Ted’s eyedrops (he has dry eye) was done, I climbed into clean clothes (that would be anything without mud or horse, pony…

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01.12.2024

Guard, Guard! | My Shetland

Only two horses were up waiting for their breakfast this morning – Kolka and Iacs. Haakon was waiting at the bottom of the hill requesting that I brought his down to him. No chance. I am no…

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30.11.2024

Not My Dog | My Shetland

Yesterday morning, while OH and I were busy mucking out, and feeding ponies/horses, I suddenly thought to myself that I hadn’t seen Pepper recently. This was not like her, she is usually ar…

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29.11.2024

Vet Bills Help | My Shetland

Recent miserable events have resulted in some rather large bills, mainly vet bills for Storm and Newt. It will not be cheap, I know that much. So I have decided to make some very special Lambies a…

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28.11.2024

Nearly Newt Next | My Shetland

Last night’s check found Newt lying down on the hard-standing outside the container. I managed to get him to stand up, while I quickly tied down some haynets for the others and found him ly…

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27.11.2024

Put Upon | My Shetland

All day, I have been someone’s servant. It started this morning being poked and prodded (with claws) by Monster who was in a love-me mood while I was trying to get dressed. It was painful. T…

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26.11.2024

In Need of Cheering Up | My Shetland

This morning was busy because we were burying Storm so I had to move all the horses and ponies to give the digger-man clear access to where we bury everyone – down the bottom field. Klaengur…

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Brassic | My Shetland

Sunrise to Sunset | My Shetland

Snaa! | My Shetland

School Uniform | My Shetland

Feeling Thankful | My Shetland

Shopping in Town | My Shetland

To the Beach! | My Shetland

A Nice Quiet Day | My Shetland

A Few Christmas Photos | My Shetland

Merrry Christmas | My Shetland

Today’s Merry Little Jaunt | My Shetland

Little Things | My Shetland

Not the Weather for Outside | My Shetland

All Home Safely | My Shetland

Vegetables | My Shetland

A Bit of a Day | My Shetland

The Trudge of My Sledge | My Shetland

Not Much to Say | My Shetland

Last Night, This Morning | My Shetland

Made a Plan (another one) | My Shetland

Not Really Feeling It | My Shetland

Light-bulb Moment | My Shetland

Molly, the Film Star | My Shetland

From This to This! | My Shetland

Extension of Track | My Shetland

Meanwhile, Outside | My Shetland

In and Out and In and Out…… | My Shetland

Waiting and Annoying | My Shetland

Want In, Please | My Shetland

My Followers | My Shetland

Poo-Picking Friends | My Shetland

Likes a Box | My Shetland

A Blissful Day Off! | My Shetland

Guard, Guard! | My Shetland

Not My Dog | My Shetland

Vet Bills Help | My Shetland

Nearly Newt Next | My Shetland

Put Upon | My Shetland

In Need of Cheering Up | My Shetland

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