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Lulu is moulting severely, as she does all too regularly. The process of being vacuumed using the Dyson’s car cleaning attachment is something she, amazingly, loves…

Foster Evans, our current Lost in Music champ on the show, has won three days in a row and is now poised to win a personal DVD player tomorrow, if no-one stops him. He’s on holiday at North Berwick and it’s been interesting getting his daily updates on what the family have been up to…

Always a risky moment when you ask competition entrants, live on air, what it is they’re doing, or what they do for a living. DIY is a favourite, then there’s driving, either for pleasure or business, working at home (computers) working at the office (computers and earphones)a surprising number of farmers on tractors, people on…

…or so one entrant to today’s Lost in Music competition claimed. Certainly turned my mind to thoughts of a nice Malbec, seeing as the Warehouse Wine Club (free delivery to Shetland)recently left 12 bottles of red at the door. Some great tracks on the show today…album of the week is the new Stax compilation Sweet…

….despite even worse treatment at the hands of Servisair – but not as bad as those poor folk who were on the direct flight from points sooth…they circled Shetland, went back to Aberdeen, and were unceremoniously dumped off the aircraft and told to be back next day at 12.30 pm. No offer of accommodation, taxi…

No flights into Sumburgh due to fog. I went to the airport because the 6.30pm flight was still showing an estimated time of departure, and there met the contemptuous (and contemptible)shambles that is Loganair’s ground arrangements: British Airways handle the boarding (unless anything goes wrong) in which case (like today) you’re pointed in the direction…

Thanks to everyone who’s been in touch about Lucy (see post below. All your thoughts are really appreciated. Poor old Lulu doesn’t know what’s going on – her lifetime playmate has disappeared and she keeps trying to persuade anyone or anything she meets to have a bit of rough and tumble high jinks. With a…

I write from the library in Kelso, where I note they charge fines for overdue books! Ah, the tiny benefits of living in oil-rich Shetland. Computer use is, however, free, and everyone’s very friendly. I’m here to do the show from Kelso High School (great deco main building)as part of BBC Radio Scotland’s Soundtown initiative.…

Took poor old Lucy on her final journey to the vet yesterday. She was diagnosed with cancer about six weeks ago and has been on a course of steroids since. Her breathing, though, has grown more and more difficult and by yesterday she could barely stand. Many, many thanks to Juliet, Jim and everyone at…

…He may, under a more politically correct pseudonym, be lurking HERE.