I asked Daisy to go and hug the Minions for me.
She said they all came running.
Albie is still a little yak-ish.
Tiddles is hanging onto his winter coat (can’t you tell, we brush them endlessly!)
But Newt is the hairiest yak of them all.
They will be left until I come home. It is not that warm in Shetland and their fur will fall off when it needs to.
And no one seems to mind.
Darling Lambie. I miss everyone too.
Apparently it is hot in Shetland – well it is revolting here in Englandshire. I had to go to Tesco on an emergency duck-bread shop and considered lying in a freezer to get cool.
I am not sure just how hot it is at home in Shetland as yr.no (my favourite weather forecasting service) says it is 12 degrees but the photos Daisy sent look a bit more than that.
The sky is blue and the grass has grown, which always cheers me up. BeAnne and Daisy have been ragworting in Clothie. The summer chore but it also counts as a dogwalk as the dogs love playing in the 5 acre field, chasing rabbits and generally having fun.
Flossie is very good at doing her share too.
Everyone is looking so well – some a bit too well.
Life seems to go on without me perfectly well.
And when I get home, we have torture to look forward to.
I am currently looking after my mother, her dog and helping with the garden. Watering, mainly with occasional weeding. I am not a natural gardener at all. Not like my mother.
The garden is ever changing and looks beautiful.
Mum walks around it regularly as physiotherapy.
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose – my great grandmother’s first cousins were the children, Dorothy and Polly, in the famous John Singer Sargant painting.
Mum always loves growing her lilies.
Mum is also very keen on growing dahlias. This particular one seems to be “different” – it is growing a flower on both sides of the flower. I can’t find any information on this type of mutation. Is it some kind of mistake?
A pretty mistake, though.
Every morning Pip and I go on our dog walk. sometimes seeing the shy deer and also to feed the ducks and geese.
Meanwhile, back at home, Wussums has taken up residence on my newly vacated desk. I tell myself that it is his way of showing how much he misses me.
Anywho, life goes on. Being in a different part of my world is not bad (apart from the appalling summer heat). Just different.
Oh yes, I have a cold too. I hate a summer cold ** whinge, whinge **
Some folk came over from Houlls Horses and Hounds to make a film.
I was told “Its part of the Shetland Community Film Making project – (funded by the people’s postcode lottery) – with any luck it will be featured at Screenplay this year (unless its so awful they wont take it :D) – then it will be on youtube for us to share wherever we like.”
Daisy took some photos for me and when I asked if there were anymore, I was told “I didn’t get any pictures (too busy filming) but Gwen had her phone out a few times (mostly just taking gratiutious foal pictures though. They are so charming!”
“I wanted to bundle them up in my car and take them home. Such lovely little people.”
“They did not trust the camera tripod monster at all, but once we all went and sat down they were very curious. I thought Lilja was going to sit in my lap (or on my head) several times.”
“I’m not sure if we got either of him or Efstur on film though – I couldn’t get them far enough away from the lense!”
They were very helpful & suspect will be wanting joint DP credits for their advice.”
