23/08/2026
A wee update on the past couple of months! Our lambing went well and the lambs grew like weeds on the grass came through. We didnt have as much sun or warmth as the rest of the UK which was dealing with drought & fires we were getting rained on… 😏 As the weeks rolled on our silage crop finally decided to sprout so the winter feed for “Norman” and the girls is now cut & baled thanks to Donald N MacSween who always does a great job for us.
Our polytunnel is currently lush with tomatoes and peppers. I’ve never seen a chocolate coloured pepper before and was given two wee seedlings from a fellow crofter Claire as well as tomatoes, corn on the cob and sweet potato to plant on. They all survived my not so green fingers but the corn on the cob didnt ripen as well as i hoped. Its a learning curve and i’ll get it right eventually. The sweet potato has now flowered so getting excited to see what those 4 plants produce in the raised bed. Norman and the ladies got a much needed haircut from Derek who did a great job with his shearing trailer so hubby didn’t have to wrestle them all as much as usual. It rained for 2 days solid after but once the sun came back they were better for it. Our 2 big Rams did a runner on shearing day so a few days later I had to clip them myself with hubby’s help! It was not fun and needless to say I used muscles I didnt even know I had 😳 Lets say no more!
So this weekend brought the first lamb sales at both North & South Uist. Our lambs did well and everyone I spoke to were also happy which is great. All the hard work over the year to get to that day deserves a good result. I still struggle letting my pets go so needless to say I have 4 still with us two of which are boys 😳 The 2 girls will go into the flock but the boys… i’ll just have to sell on next year.. maybe 😉
Norman will keep the pet lambs company for a while and he takes his job very seriously!! He insists on leading them to the feed trough on a daily basis and waits until one of us appears. No wonder his diets never work 😏
We are due sun for the next week so get out there and make the most of it.. Take care all xx
