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 a very good girl, if slightly overwhelmed.  There’s a wee dug in there, somewhere.  Eventually everyone split up and went their separate ways.

Ted even got his feet wet – a far cry from his Berkshire home with my Mum.  I think he was telling me this!

Pepper was like a small otter running over the seaweed.

It was a good walk.

The dogs enjoyed themselves and were thoroughly exercised.

And, as promised, this is my new improved muck-heap.  Plenty more room now.

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 memorable edifice.

Just how I like my Boxing Day.  Perfect.

And we watched an Indiana Jones’ film all afternoon, eating Christmas biccies and drinking tea.

🎁 🎄 🎁 Happy Boxing Day 🎁 🎄 🎁

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 Christmas too. xx

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

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 friends and eat in the field/track of minimal grazing.

Tiddles was very happy and I was pleased to see he moved very nicely over the hard-standing to get to the field/track.

Dear little Tiddles has been such a good boy during his incarceration – never complaining and always trying to smile and give anyone his best kisses.

We watched the ponies go out while the sun rose.  There was lots of playing and cantering from the little boys.  The old ladies were just head down, and eat.

And, for absolutely the very last time, seriously, I am not going out again, I drove my sledge around, accompanied by our guest and Daisy, to dish out the last of the Christmas presents.

It was good to show our guest a little bit of Shetland when it is calm and beautiful.  Pouring rain and a killer wind is not a great advert.

Once home, and wanting to make the most of the rare windless day, I galvanised my troops to come and help me do some fencing.

I wanted a top wire put on the electric fence of the older larger track – the one they all escaped through and are banished from for a while.  It was the usual family affair and we achieved great things.  The fence is now (hopefully) invincible.

Tomorrow the wind returns again.  It was brief, but it was pretty.