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My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

20 hours ago

Tricky As W. C. Fields used to say “Never work with children or animals”. Well, he was right. Today’s breakfast was tricky. Monster was absolutely no help at all and I failed dismally on…

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Never work with children or animals.

#whitecats #myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #patterdaleterrier #photography #familyphotography #shetlandsheep

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

1 day ago

Everyone Bare Nekkid It seems odd that not 36 hours ago it was blowing a hoolie and snowing but now everyone’s rugs are off and they’re all bare nekkid. The nicest bit of taking rugs off is seeing just how …

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Rugs came off today.

#myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #shetlandponies #icelandichorses #spring #springvibes

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

2 days ago

Happy Easter Happy Easter to you all. We got through Storm Dave (honestly, who names these storms) and have come out the other side fairly unscathed.  I think Shetland got off lightly compared to other areas of…

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A lovely peaceful day.

#myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #chocolate #easterbunny #easterweekend #creamtea #friends

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

3 days ago

Carrots and Celery It was a long morning at Turriefield, packing vegetables.  I came home and went straight to bed for a few hours and was joined by Pepper  who was feeling very poorly – not eating again.  My b…

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Getting ready for Storm Dave - by giving the Shetland Ponies celery and carrots!

#myshetland #stormdave #stormcoming #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandponies #carrots #celery

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

4 days ago

Beds, Again Continuing with the cat/dog bed saga….. This is one of Monster’s many beds.  He loves it, except when he finds Ted enjoying it and then Monster has to hate it until he forgets. It&#8217…

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The dog/cat bed saga continues (it will possibly never end).

#myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #whitecat #dogbeds #catbed #terrier

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

5 days ago

First Visitors of the Year Today we had our first visitors of 2026. They brought carrots. Everyone loves carrots. First we visited the Shetland ponies.  They came running when I showed them the carrot bags. Then we walked ov…

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Always nice to have visitors - the first of 2026.

#myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #visitors #visitshetland #shetlandsheep #shetlandpony #icelandichorses

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

6 days ago

I’ve Done Too Much I think I’ve done too much today. My fault, of course. I never learn so now I am resting on my bed with a heat pad hoping tomorrow will be better. In other news, Pepper’s bloods came ba…

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I have to stay tough and not give in. No more variety of diet for Miss Pepperpot.

#myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #patterdaleterrier #allergies #diet #FoodIntolerance

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

1 week ago

Awful ‘Haviour Well, we are just back from our visit to the vet. I would love to say Pepper behaved like a dream but she didn’t – it involved a cat in a box and words were said. I was ashamed of her a…

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Awful 'haviour at the vet (Pepper, not me!)

#myshetland #shetlandvets #shetlandislands #shetland #patterdaleterrier #vet

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

1 week ago

Comes in Three’s Bad luck comes in three’s.  That’s the saying and my Monday was no exception. It started well, and I was lured into a false sense of security as I started the fully-loaded washing machi…

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Having my share of bad luck today.

#myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #patterdaleterrier #badluck #karma #badkarma

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

1 week ago

Goodbye Flossie We knew the weather would be very bad at 8.00 when we usually go out to feed everyone, so Floss and I got up an hour early (plus the clocks went forward last night) before it all revved up. We want…

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Outside early, inside to hug sheep and goodbye to Flossie.

#feelingbetter #myshetland #shetlandislands #shetland #shetlandsheep #petsheep #icelandichorses #shetlandpony

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

1 week ago

What a Difference a Day Makes Well, someone is feeling 100% better and would happily eat all the meals she missed on her day off.   I must admit I do try and feed her slightly more when she’s hungry because she’s al…

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Feeling better now and eating everything.

#myshetland #ShetlandIslands #shetland #feelingbetter #patterdaleterrier #whitecat #hailstorms #badweather

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

1 week ago

Not Well (Again) Guess who said no to her breakfast (again)? Guess who is wandering around like a wet weekend feeling very sorry for herself, while making wretching noises and constantly asking to go outside with h…

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Pepper is ill again. *** sigh ***

#myshetland #pepper #patterdale #patterdaleterrier #whitecat #unwell #wildfood

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

1 week ago

A Failed Minimalist Temperatures are dropping and it has been a freezing cold and windy day with intermittent showers of hail so I stayed indoors. Even the dogs turned back on their dog-walk and went home. After an ea…

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Old family things in my house - what to do with them?

#myshetland #family #minimalist #fail #familythings #handmade #oldphotos #myheritage

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Fierce Weather I can only described today’s weather as fierce. Trying to get to the feed shed this morning proved nearly impossible in the gale force winds.  At one stage, Flossie and I just couldn’t …

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Winter has returned. I am not impressed.

#myshetland #ShetlandIslands #shetland #neverending #weather #shetlandsheep #sheep #hardwork #croft

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

The Dream vs The Reality This was the dream. And this is the reality. When I opened the parcel, a small flat pancake of a bed was inside, but as it was vacuumed packed, I prayed it had potential and would spring/fluff up i…

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I never learn.

#myshetland #illusion #ShetlandIslands #shetland #whitecat #bigcat

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

PepperPot Update Pepper is feeling much better again and thank you all for your kind words.  I am sure they helped her. All four legs seem to work 100% and she is back to being very enthusiastic about food. She has…

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Pepper is feeling better, and slightly bemused at Monster's behaviour.

#myshetland #patterdaleterrier #whitecat #shetlandsheepdogs #ShetlandIslands #shetland

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Rugs Back On Again Chaps! The horses and ponies managed a few days without their rugs but next week’s weather forecast is looking horrendous and it looks like the snow will return. I am not happy but at least I have F…

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Bad weather forecast. Rugs back on.

#winteriscoming #myshetland #shetlandponies #ShetlandIslands #shetland #horseware

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

A Worrying Day Pepper has not been well. She’s wretching all the time, refusing to go on a dog walk (unheard of) and has been on the whole pretty miserable.  She even walked away from her uneaten breakfast.…

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I shouldn't have to worry like this.

#myshetland #patterdale #patterdaleterrier #sickdog

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

New Fencing I would’ve loved to have stayed in bed today but I couldn’t.  Things to do, people to see…… And it was also a beautiful day, which helped hugely too. Because I knew the weat…

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Bring it on. This is war! (electric fence not global)

#myshetland #ShetlandIslands #shetland #ElectricFence #tracksystem #shetlandponies #Ponies

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Band Names and Album Covers Here are just a few photos of the sheep from yesterday and today when they came home for their tea-time ginger biscuit. I think I have here the potential for many album covers but I can’t fin…

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When in doubt, ask AI.... and then never do it again.

#myshetland #shetlandsheep #sheep #rockandroll #shetland #ShetlandIslands

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Carrot Justice I’m not very good at injustice and Waffle not having his carrot yesterday was weighing heavily on me all night. I barely slept a wink for the worry. So this morning after breakfast, I popped …

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Waffle got his fair share.

#myshetland #shetlandponies #ShetlandIslands #shetland #carrots #HappyFamilies

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

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Carrots for all, except Waffle.

#myshetland #ShetlandIslands #shetland #horsewareireland #horserugs #shetlandponies

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

First Fluting As you know, I am trying to get my life back in order now the caudal epidural steroid injections are kicking in. Today, my fluting partner, Mandy, came round for lunch – a quiche with unident…

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Back to playing my flute.

#myshetland #shetland #ShetlandIslands #flute #duets #shetlandsheep #sheep #music

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Back to the Vegetables Today, feeling stronger, I returned to my usual job of packing vegetables. There was lots to do and the old muscle memory kicked in as I filled poly bags with salad and other leafy veg, labelled th…

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Overdid things today. All my own fault.

#myshetland #ShetlandIslands #shetland #vegetables #growyourfood

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

The Last Push Well, this is the last push on these signatures in Polly Barnard’s Birthday Book c. 1888 and onwards. A quick recap, Polly lived in the Broadway enclave (Gloucestershire) of fashionable artis…

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I still need your help pretty please.

#transcription #myshetland #broadwaycotswolds #johnsingersargent #victorianera

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

So How Old Is He? When Daisy and I first met Monster in April 2018, we were told he was approximately 2 – 4 years old.  Our Shtland vet at the time and I disagreed with this estimate and thought he was more li…

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How old do you think Monster is?

#myshetland #whitecat #sspca #oldage #ShetlandIslands #shetland

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Help Needed, Please I need your help.  Between us, I think we can succeed. I was in my shed, looking for a book that I had inherited from my mother’s bookcase, when I came across a small leather and gilt bound b…

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Any help gratefully received.

#myshetland #carnationlily #johnsingersargent #transcription #famousnames

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

4 weeks ago

A Dog Walk on the Beach We have a major storm arriving soon, so to the make the most of the bad weather approaching, I took the dogs for a walk on Reawick Beach with some friends and their dog, Harley. Reawick beach is di…

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A lovely walk with friends on the beach.

#PerfectDay #beach #DogWalking #myshetland #ShetlandIslands #shetland #shells

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

4 weeks ago

Busy Doing Nothing Another lovely day and, by choice, I have done nothing much because I just don’t feel like it.  I took no photos, didn’t go for a walk, or do anything.  Floss, on the other paw, has run…

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Today, I was mostly be doing nothing.

#myshetland #lazysunday #ShetlandIslands #shetland #lazyday

My Shetland

@thordale.bsky.social

1 month ago

Coming Too! Me: “I’ll be back soon”. Flossie: “Have you remembered to lock the catflap?” Me: “Yes!” Floss and I were walking to the car (it lives beyond our gate), whe…

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No is not a word Pepper wishes to understand.

#patterdaleterrier #myshetland #shetland #ShetlandIslands #scenery #ScenicViews #scenicroute