Waking Up to Snow Last week I wrote about buying my first pair of open toes in years. I even showed you a picture. This seemed to activate some pretty severe weather the following day as Monday morning we had heavy snowfall for several hours. As the day wore on I honestly wondered if I’d be … More My Week in Pictures
A Quick Summer Before Back To Winter Something monumental happened in my life this week. After about ten years of not putting my goblin feet on display, I finally decided to buy a pair of open toe sandals and wore them to work. My colleague thought I was completely mad and insists we should be wearing … More My Week in Pictures
You could be forgiven if not from Orkney, if you read Fatty Cutties and thought it was something you needed to see a doctor with. You may call them something different in your neck of the woods but in actual fact, Fatty Cutties are something I was introduced to when I went to Westray and … More Fatty Cutties an Orkney Recipe
Rainbows Through the Rain It’s been a sad couple of weeks in our family (see Saying Goodbye to Step. ) I remember when I was grieving the loss of a loved one a few years ago and someone prayed I would ‘find my smiles again’. I always thought it was a lovely expression and I hope my … More My Week in Pictures
This is my lovely cousin Steph. Two weeks ago Steph died in the most horrific of circumstances and we are all devastated. Due to the great shock and sadness of her going, and the unfortunate media interest, I decided not to write for a while. I didn’t want to be quoted, or misquoted, and I … More Saying Goodbye to Steph
Hello loyal readers I’m taking a little break from blogging for a few days so there’ll be no My Week in Pictures on Sunday evening but I’ll leave you with a couple. There’s been a lot of thick fog in the mornings making for atmospheric misty views. I hope to be back soon and as always … More Be Back Soon
Norq From Ork 