I received this envelope in the post today.  I felt rather affronted. I hadn’t realised I needed cheering up.

Especially when I have my boy waiting for me and life is good.  Have I been a miserable cow in my blog recently? (purely rhetorical, please do not reply)

So, we let Haakon and Iacs eat the grass around the house, while we shovelled in a quick lunch.  Stupidly, I left the front door open and there was a rattle on the nib of the handle.  Haakon has always done this as he believes the biscuit tin or a carrot will magically “apparate” in front of him.

Then Iacs arrived and had a hopeful thought too.  Bless him, you can almost see that lightbulb light up!

I was about to say go away, when I looked down and there was his owner encouraging him.

They are as bad as each other.

So I am not sure why I should cheer up when I have happiness on my doorstep.

And my youngest has just got in to her chosen university.  Yay!

Now do you go up to Oxford from Shetland or would that be down?