So that’s the leaflets (beautifully designed by a good dear friend ** sniff **) sent off to the printers. I’ve finally done it.  Once back, they will be distributed in all good tourist information outlets, and anywhere else that will have them.

We have a few bookings already, so once I know when we “go live” so to speak, I will get the public liability insurance paid, the chaps moved into their summer meet-n-greet field and we will be good to go.

Meanwhile we are practising being nice!

Lots of effort is being made (‘scuse the double chins – mine not Newt’s).

We are all trying out our best smiles.

Our sincere faces.

There is only One Rule.  For obvious reasons, totally and absolutely NO FOOD in any shape or form or calorie is allowed in the field.  I shall probably frisk people before they go into the field.

Anyway, I am looking forward to the Tourist Season.

As long as everyone is well-behaved, that is all I ask.

Here is a quick art-esque fart-esque photo of Fivla looking ye-olde-worlde-Shetland-ponye thinking her ancient thoughts, whatever they may be.  Probably, here we go again!

What is it with sheep and sheds?

If the Boyzenberries see a shed door open, they are in.

Some like to just eat the hay put out for Haakon and his companion for the day.

Others like to wear their food (*** sigh *** Lambie, always Lambie *** sigh ***)

Meanwhile, a certain Her Maj just sits in judgement on the whole scenario.

Lambie is finally over his fear of my shed.  He likes to come in and wanders about investigating everything.

Ever since the others arrived, he appreciates the special time he has on his own with me.  ‘Ster tends to barge everyone out of the way and ‘Bert can be annoying.

It is not all roses, however.  We did have words about eating the tassles on my tablecloth. Lambie was hypnotised and obssessed with them.

This is the cross told-off face. He left shortly after that or was he asked to leave?

In the post today a lovely pair of new Grub’s wellies arrived.  Fed up of squishing around in the mud actually inside my wellies, I ordered a pair half price in a sale I found.  Having waited a week for the boots to appear, I phoned up the company (The Internet Gardener) possibly in a rage to find that I never actually ordered them, just imagined it.  I then discovered the sale pair had also gone.  Luckily The Internet Gardener kindly offered me a huge discount and so today my feet smiled for the first time in ages.  Goodbye chilblains and trench foot, hello happy feet and thank you The Internet Gardener.

Remember Thordale Lyra?  She was the last of our homebred foals to leave us in October 2017 to go to her new home at Drumnagair Shetland Ponies in North Aberdeenshire.  This Stud breeds quality standard black registered Shetland ponies.

Yesterday morning, Lyra gave birth to a beautiful colt foal.

(she’s just given birth here in the cold light of the Scottish mainland dawn and still looks like a supermodel!)

Meet Drumnagair Vega Star by Westpark Three Star Out of Thordale Lyra.

Westpark Three Star’s pedigree…..

Thordale Lyra’s pedigree…..

So some seriously good breedlines there.

He is gorgeous.

Vega is the brightest star in the constellation of Lyra, the fifth-brightest star in the night sky.

Vega is a very fitting name for this chunky well-built little chap.

Both mother and son are doing very well.  This is Lyra’s first foal and she looks like she has taken to motherhood brilliantly.  She is a natural.

I think I may be in ❤️.

What a little sweetie.  Well done Thordale Lyra, welcome to Drumnagair Vega and many congratulations to Drumnagair Shetland Pony Stud.  Vega is a lovely addition to your Stud.

I must tell Vitamin she is a granny!  She will be so proud.

All photos and film of Lyra and Vega courtesy of Drumnagair Shetland Pony Stud

About a month ago, I may have mentioned I was busy working on a film  for Transition Turriefield.

Filming

(I knew it, I did, though sometimes I forget – I have the brain of a hen these days)

Anyway, here is the result of all my (and OH’s) hard work – the film is now available to the public as part of Turriefield’s Crowdfunder campaign. Please go to their page (link below) and read all about their hard work and what they want to achieve.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/gfl-transition-turriefield

The majority of the film and photos were already created so I put it all together, made the beginning and the end films myself and did a small animation with beans.  OH recorded the soundtrack.  We are pleased with the end result.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the film – please watch it to the end. There is a good outtake which always makes me smile.

As you may know, we tried to grow veg and had limited success.   Three carrots dost not a vegetable garden make. Shetland is not very helpful as a growing climate.   So this is a very important project and one that we fully support.

These days, now I am “a crafter” (splutters), I spend many hours in my little shed creating my felted creations. I have orders and I like them finished and in the post as quickly as possible.  While I work, I look out on the best view, though perhaps not the best weather today.

The neighbours are ok, a bit nosey but we rub along.  However, I wish they would stop trying to butt the door down.

Lambie is still unsure about coming in (roll on summer then) but his Winning Smile always melts my heart.

When the rain stopped and, as I had been in my shed for a few hours, I went for a walk taking anyone who would come too. I needed to stretch my legs and walking is good for my back.

It is always good to have someone to go with even they are woolly and smell faintly of pee (*** cough *** Lambie *** cough ***)

Knowing Haakon is feeling better makes me think we may have turned a corner but I say this with everything, and I mean everything, crossed.