Today we had a visitor.

Guess who wanted to pop in?  He did ask very politely.

So, of course I said he could.  OH happened to be away filling the potholes on our track.

He is a funny chap (Lambie, not OH). He hasn’t been in the house for a while though he does spend most afternoons with me in my shed.

Of course, Lambie behaved perfectly.

He has quite a thing for Daisy these days.

I remain, however, chopped liver and Muzzah if he is in trouble.

After a while, when he could see we weren’t going to give him OH’s KitKats (only on his birthday (Lambie, not OH) which will be coming up soon. I must check), Lambie decided to leave.

There was much thinking about this process.  He knows where I keep his biccies.  High up and out of reach!

And he’s back!  Lambie’s abscence was brief.

This time Daisy offered him some of her coffee and with that, I left them to it.  People to do, things to see!

It was nice having Lambie in the house.  We must send OH out more often!

Have a little trip around my sheeple shed – they have a beautiful bedroom they could live in, but no, grot is what they love.  Who am I to say no?

And they all have their places, where they want to be.

And every day someone fills up two haynets for them pick at as they want. A haynet fairy, perchance?

Madge has come out of herself.  One very almost tame sheep.  I love this.

And then there is Edna trying to convince me to feed her more when I go into the Feed Shed.

(she has an extra “secret” feed indoors.  Tell no one.)

When I think about how Edna and Madge came to us, just over a year ago, then I feel like we did good.

They have integrated well with the Boyzens – not an easy task I can tell you.

Lambie can be unnecessary as well as unforgiving with very little effort – he is one spoilt sheep.

And I never, for one minute, regret my choice to rescue them.

I wish I could take in more. I really do.  My heart breaks when I see the ones who need feeding.

They were all waiting for us.  Almost all in their right places too.

Floss and I took on a group each.  Floss was overseeing Fivla eating her daily bucket.

While I was overseeing these three – Lilja, Sóley and Vitamin.

The others hopped up and down trying to get our attention and maybe a stray bucket.

I scattered some carrots to disperse the croud for a very short period but they quickly returned.

Once Lilja and Sóley had finished, I gave their buckets to two willing washer-uperers – Newt and Storm.

Vitamin took her time and I must say everyone was very good and didn’t try to get her bucket off her.  Possibly because I was standing there making death threats.

Same with Fivla who is possibly the World’s Slowest Eater ever, in the whole world, possibly universe.

However, Storm did try his very best. He has been to Charm School.

Today was a day in town.  A necessity and on my own.

It was raining on and off, with a blustery wind.  Not nice.

I had some time to fill so I trawled up and down the street.

There was little evidence of people even though a few shops were open. Many were not.

I admire those that made the effort. Times are hard and they need all the support they can get.

Closure is just very sad. I hate it.

I went to see if the knitwear shop needed more Sheeple but they were only open at the time I was going home.

So I peered through the glass on the door to see what I could see……. (I think they are ok for Sheeple).

It was a singularly miserable dreich day.  Not even the seagulls were blagging chips.  Why? Because all the chip shops were closed.  Now, that is terrible.

Me?  I was dressed for the weather and situation.  I saw no one I knew (apart from a friend in Tesco) and kept to myself. It is so sad – Lerwick was always a sociable place.

After filling time, I went to have my Covid injection (my 1st).  It was all superbly organised and, although I was anxious, they all did their utter best to make me feel ok about it.

And thank you NHS Shetland for being so wonderful.

So that was me today. In a way it was nice to have some time away from home but I struggled being away from home. I can’t win!

A windy day today and I’m not going to lie, I think everyone is fed up now.

Everything feels like hard work.  Even the regular stuff.

I worry about everyone and the situation we are in.

Having old animals around is heart-breaking.

And there really is no answer but to ride it out.

I tell myself, and everyone else, that it is the time of year, things will be better when Spring arrives, everyone feels like this….. yada yada.

And I am beginning to bore myself…..

… as well as everyone else around me.

But then I tell myself I have Haakon and I have BeAnne – both of whom I never thought would make it this far, considering, so I should count myself more than lucky. I have my world still with me.  It is truly wonderful and a ruddy miracle.

I think I just feel meh because I haven’t ridden for ages.  That will be it.

Anyway, sorry for the whinge. It’s always good to talk and writing it down has helped.