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I use this for emails and the blog one only for the blog.
We went to Yell and saw a peewit with a young one. It was just a ball of fluff with a dark mark on its head and long legs.
The thing is, what do you call a young peewit. We have tried, split pee, half wit and something else which currently eludes me.
I am looking out of the North Window or for those of you who watch television, the square window. There is a small house we were offered when we decided to move from the old manse. There was a lot to do and we decided against it. The people who bought it worked on the roof, the insulation, painted it and it now looks quite pretty from a distance. It is going to be auctioned as a two bedroom cottage with services and some land. There may be an acre or so but there are two buildings that could be repaired. One a barn needing quite a bit of work, the other a store shed if a roof was added. The guide price is £30,000 to £40,000. The auction will be held in Glasgow. I don't think people in Glasgow will think it worth going to Shetland to check it out or people from Shetland go to Glasgow for the auction. I wonder if the Fetlar Development people are interested.
By early July it will all be over.
The South/West window is interesting because there is always a view of Papil Water and the beach to the South of it. Sometimes this is just a lovely view and sometimes it is decorated by ducks, waders, terns, skuas etc.
In the winter we will have Whooper swans a variety of passing ducks and dramatic weather.
Now I am going to plan what to eat today. It is probably going to include smoked trout, or salmon, or mackerel or..........
My favorite was always the arched window
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DeleteNo updates for a while Uncle Peter, how are you? Have you finished with chemo now? Have you still got a steady stream of visitors?
ReplyDeleteSorry I haven't been in touch for ages. I am in the very busy last weeks of my training. It is exhausting and the reality of being a midwife soon is somewhat daunting. I dozed off for 2 minutes earlier this evening while Rosa was reading to me and had a very vivid nightmare that I was taking a woman to an emergency caesarean and I was the actual midwife not a student. It was quite terrifying!
Much love to you and Aunty Janet. xxx
I was a little under the weather. (I have another update.) My temperature was so high they were roasting potatoes on me before trying to get it down. I think there is an element of sadism in nurses because both Aunty Janet an Becky the nurse thought the whole episode was hilarious. I was protesting about the fan and the cold flannels and they were evidently relishing their professionalism. I don't remember them saying "This will hurt you more than it hurts us." or anything like that, but I think they were thinking something like it.
DeleteI would say being nervous before an exam or operation is a good sign. It shows you are concerned. Nightmares are a bit extreme. I stopped having them years ago. I don't know why. I rarely remember my dreams now. When someone mentions trheir dreams I miht remember one of mine soon afterwards. Otherwise I do not remember.
Love to all. I am waiting for the doctor at present so I must drape myself on the armchair and get out a handkerchief to fan myself with. I must create an impression.