SHETLAND BIRD NEWS & MORE!

Friday 13th December

 Rare  Bird  Alert  News

AMERICAN COOT still in NE corner of Loch of Spiggie.

Red-necked Grebe still, east of ferry terminal, Laxo.

https://www.nature-shetland.co.uk/latest-sightings.

https://www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk/latest_sightings.html

I realised I had to do third coat of paint on my fireplace and its now finished and looks very smart. Vivien was visiting Lucy again and we did a WhatsApp video, lovely to see them both together. Lucy has a new bookcase and the staff put everything in place for her, all looking good in her flat.

From my new carpet remnants, I measured and cut out a piece the same width as the fireplace and put this in the car. On the way to this evenings party, I got to Shetland Wool Brokers just in time before they closed at 5pm. They brilliantly bound the edges of a piece of carpet for me in my office/studio and the plan was to get this piece bound and placed under my Sheepskin rug and also to protect the main carpet next to the hearth. My heart sank, when a lady in the shop told me that they are not providing that service any more, as the machine they use is not capable of stitching it well enough. I will have to find someone to do this, or else see if I can buy a needle strong enough to do it by hand, I will get it done somehow!

Jen organised a lovely OT Christmas Party at Saffron Restaurant in Lerwick. A very good turn out of the Community OT Team and our Acute Team. Lovely to see everyone dressed up instead of being in our uniforms. The Christmas decorations in Saffron were on another level, wow! The food is exceptional here and I had my usual Vegetarian Biryani and Peshawari Naan. Lovely end to the week. We hardly get to see any of the much larger Community Team, so I don't know many of them very well and didn't feel comfortable taking any photos, in fact I don't think anyone took any pictures.

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