Today is a day of shite – the wind is blowing (almost a gale and far too early for the time of year) and there is fierce sporadic rain.  No one wants to go outside, although I flogged down the road and back again with the dogs, hoping they would consider it a walk – luckily, they did.

This is the kind of day that is a Wu Day, ie he is my main model as I refuse to take any camera outside and the dogs refuse to pose.

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I want to be alone

Time spent with cats is never wasted

So, Mr Bond, we meet again.

Please, sir, I want some more.

Don’t dis the cat

Categorically bored

(Wu’s best friend – the fridge)

Yes, I am busy making the above pictures (apart from the fridge one) into greetings cards on Zazzle – who knows, there could be a market?!

I told you it was raining!

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I want to be alone by Boysenberries
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Time spent with cats is never wasted card by Boysenberries

So, Mr Bond, we meet again by Boysenberries
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Categorically Bored by Wussums by Boysenberries
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Don’t dis the cat – Wussums Card by Boysenberries
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Background Story:  In 1979, I was sent to a another new boarding school, St George’s School, Ascot.  I shared a room with a girl called “Bermuda” (Michele).  We have been friends ever since, thanks to Facebook.

So, yesterday, I received in the post a packet postmark Bermuda.

Michele has two beautiful “Direwolves”, Savvy and Devon.

I have been nagging Michele to send me some of fur when Savvy and Devon are brushed/stripped.

If you are a fan of Game of Thrones (both books by George R. R. Martin and HBO’s tv series), then you will know that the Northern Inuit Dog breed were used to portray the Direwolves given to each of the Stark children when they lived at Winterfell.

Savvy and Devon have kindly donated their fur to the Brisk/Minion Fund.

I got the fur out the bag to weigh and it was so soft and beautiful.  It sat Tribble-like on our kitchen scales.

It weighs in at 2 oz or 56.699 grams.

What shall I do with it?  Put it on Fleabay or does anyone want to make me an offer for this unique and rare “Direwolf” fur belonging to Savvy and Devon who, by the way, are wonderful kind dogs.

A titten, look a little titten!

Oof, titten and nosey and dogs.  I want them all with me now (free to a good home, Wu, BeAnne and Loki).

Let me know what you want me to do.  All suggestions (legal, decent, honest and truthful) appreciated.

By the way, if you want to see just how beautiful these dogs are, Savvy took part in an amazing photoshoot by Sacha Blackburne.

I confess that I am not a huge fan of other folk’s photography (mostly out of pure jealousy) but Sacha’s pictures are incredible and I am constantly inspired by her work – Sacha Blackburne Photography

Photo courtesy of Sacha Blackburne Photography

I try to check the little herd in Sandness daily but, if I don’t, there are folk who keep an eye for me and would let me know if anything was wrong.  This is the first time the MInions have been away from home and they miss their hugs and us so we all like to go as often as we can to spend time with them in their field.

Today, Daisy volunteered to come with me.

After checking the water trough had clean fresh water, we found a dryish spot and sat down in the field (yes afterwards we had wet bottoms) and waited.

It didn’t take long.

Poor Daisy – what a chore.

How she suffers.  Perhaps I work her too hard?

So, after a day of endless hugging, I suddenly went all black and white because, for me, it is something different and I was feeling very slightly arty-farty.

Anywho, I think my arty-fartyness may be over now.  It was a phase.  I have them occasionally.

The bidding for SilWaffStormie or WaffSilStorbie has been incredible and all I can say is thank you very much to everyone who put in a bid.  Your support means a great deal.

There is, of course, only one winner – Carol Espinosa.  So, little SilWaffStormie or WaffSilStorbie is off to California.

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Anywho, today, Floss and I went to see Vitamin in her Fat Fighters’ field.  I have been feeling guilty for a while, now, as I haven’t seen Vitamin for a while.  I hate dumping horses on anyone but Vitamin was happy in her new environment and didn’t really need me to check up on her.

I would love to say she was thrilled to see us, but I would be lying (probably because of my own neglect).

Vitamin managed some vague indifference (to be honest, her two field-friends were more pleased to see us).

But, I wormed her and told her she was looking slightly, yes very slightly, thinner.  She has less of a bull neck.

Poor love, Vitamin, since Spring, shes has spent the last few months in a hill field with nothing, even less than nothing.

She seems happy enough and I think Vitamin is classed as a “good doer” or Fat Cow.

While we were there, we visited the resident foals.

They were delightful.

The mares were beautiful too.

Flossie taught both foals their most important life lesson.

The nose-kissey.

It is welcome in every home.

Ok, now I love ducks and I miss my “safe“ of ducks (the terminology on land).  We used to have lots of ducks but when I broke my ankle, time and time again, the numbers dwindled down to nothing.

Ducks remind me of politicians!  One way and then the other.

It is that time of year, when I spend my afternoon trying to find out where the silage is being cut.

I need to find the silage cutters and point them in the direction of my field(s) as soon as I can, before them move off to their next location.

A summer tradition for many of us.

My rented hay park supplies the vast majority of Thordale stud’s winter feed.  It has been left empty for as long as possible and has been growing well all year.  I always try to keep an eye on it.

Once located, and booked, I can breathe again, knowing that a good number of unchopped silage bales will be delivered to Thordale.  We will have buns for tea and the horses will have food that will hopefully see them through the majority of the winter, once the grass has gone. It is not that long now – winter is coming.

I also spent the morning meeting a new Handsome Prince.

Meet Melliver Magnum.

A 6 year old standard registered and licensed bay and white Shetland pony stallion who belongs to Schiehallion Stud.

By Sam of Quimper
Out of Matlilda of Quimper

Anyhow, the most important part is that Magnum is a dude.

A nice boy who has the wow factor, while being utterly charming.

Some days, you meet a friend.  Today was that day.