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Glad he’s settling in. Terriers a great fun aren’t they. Always on the go and a big dog in a small body.

Surprisingly no complaints here. Of greater concern is that our resident cybernaut moved away about a month ago. I’ve got all the technological knowledge you’d expect from, for example, a 73 year old animal breeder. Come to think of it ………! So I might as well try here. I can receive emails on...

I guess one man’s hedgehog is another man’s rat. We‘re in te process here of having all our cattle grids fitted with hedgehog escape ramps. Death by thirst and starvation is definitely not good for our profile. But having said that! The hedgehog is an introduced species here. It decimates the...

Very unpleasant experience Marigold. Thinking of you.

Alls fine here. It’s a quiet time for hens. I bought some pottery eggs last week ready for the coming season. Have to say though I hate the new format of this site

Probably right Icemaiden. I was looking at those battery packs for household appliances. £300 upwards but then a freezer full of food is probably worth more than that. Also I have my freezers in the house to provide some background warmth but might be better in an outbuilding where cold weather...

Many still struggling as best they can. Many folk have gas or peat fires as well because history has taught that reliance on a single fuel source is risky here. Village halls have opened across the isles to provide warmth and hot drinks and mobile phone charging points. Old folk are monitored by...

Major incident declared here with half the houses in Shetland having no power for a second night. Ours was off for 24 hours. First time I’ve ever needed to use a cold chisel and hammer to get into my hens. Grass iced over so sheep totally dependant on hay and nuts. No post, shop shut, very much...

We’re similar. But ours is wetter and definitely weather for staying indoors.

All good. I went straight on Amazon and ordered some pot eggs.

On a similar theme I’ve got an egg eating problem. And up here theyre not confined to barracks. Never had hens, or hen, that has done this before. Any tried and tested solutions?

Many technological fixes out there I guess. For me I was already honed to the bone so it’s been about digging out quilted lumberjack shirts and down body warmers out of the back of my wardrobes and throws for over my lap when watching TV. But I draw the line at the alpaca beanie a neighbour made...

Well spotted. It’s Castleton. But locals tell me it’s changed beyond belief since I left due to a huge increase in tourist numbers. No danger of that happening here!

Homesickness is a lifelong affliction I suspect!

Thanks Ladies I’m totally fine. Within an hour you’re back to normal.

Rain moderate for here. But a week of unceasing wind is novel. Buckets flying about, leaning into the wind. Remembering to open car doors so that the wind doesn’t rip them off their hinges. However nothing stops for the Saturday night bar or the Thursday mid morning communal coffee. But four...

Finger-less mountain bike gloves.

That sounds grim and more than a weeks work to get top side of ???.

Now that’s a serious infestation Chrismahon. Anyone got a recipe book for cooking with rodents.

Fortunately all my animal feeds are in redundant freezers which means they’re mouse proof. However this winters hay arrived last Tuesday which seems to reawaken mices love for my shed. Peeing on the hay means theyve got to go. Now my dogs dead I could get a cat but this is a bird reserve so it’s...