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Throwback Thursday: DIY Fancy Dress

August 4, 2016

The whole thing cost next to nothing and yet some 40 years later I can still picture it and how happy I was to be wearing it. I was clearly rather partial to swanning about like royalty because one Christmas I was given a princess dressing up outfit which was blue 24 carrot nylon with a pink sash and a crown. To this very day I can picture myself opening that gift and thinking it was the most amazing, incredible present Father Christmas could ever deliver. … More Throwback Thursday: DIY Fancy Dress

My Week in Pictures

July 31, 2016

My sister and her family have been over from Colorado for a few days and it was great to see them. We don’t see each other very often so it’s lovely to have a catch up. Every time we seem him I take a photo of my nephew with my son, you can see how … More My Week in Pictures

Throwback Thursday: Holiday from Hell

July 28, 2016

The day before we left, Miss Lashes begged me to have this photo taken to show us all having a great time. (really???) Sometimes you just have to fake it ’till you make it. … More Throwback Thursday: Holiday from Hell

My Week in Pictures

July 25, 2016

You can be forgiven for thinking it’s Sunday as that’s when I tend to do my week in pictures. However we’ve been having a busy time due to my sister and her family coming to stay from Colorado, so I’m a day late. Last week was a busy week in Stromness as it held its … More My Week in Pictures

Shopping, not for the faint of heart

July 23, 2016

‘unexpected item in the bagging area’

no matter how innocent the error is, I translate the robotic voice to this.

‘thieving piece of scum on self service checkout 4 is trying to nick a reduced pot of hummus’
and they are talking about me.
… More Shopping, not for the faint of heart

Island Wife by Judy Fairbairns

July 20, 2016

Someone recommended this book to me recently having just read it, and knowing that I want to pursue publishing and would find this inspiring. I did. Judy tells the story of how she married and moved to the Hebrides at the age of 19 having been swept off her feet by Alex, 10 years her senior. … More Island Wife by Judy Fairbairns

My Week in Pictures

July 17, 2016

The vacuum cleaner refused to come out of the cupboard by day five and instead lay cowering in the corner pleading not to be used again. Too bad. I vacuumed constantly and even vacuumed the dog. Sandy grew quite used to this but it had little effect as it’s pretty much like trying to sweep the path while it’s snowing. … More My Week in Pictures

Small acts of kindness

July 12, 2016

Two women, two mums, each with difficulties that sometimes seemed insurmountable. She pulled out of her rucksack a flask of hot chocolate and two mugs. This simple act of kindness had a profound effect on me. It said ‘I can’t do anything, I can’t make it better, but I can do this, and right now this may help’ … More Small acts of kindness

Let me tell you a story

July 11, 2016

Let me tell you a story #blog #blogger @OrkneyStoF … More Let me tell you a story

My week in Pictures

July 10, 2016

“with a good character, a sound mind….and an honourable ambition you will deserve success, and, by God’s grace, we trust you will attain it” Lovely! … More My week in Pictures