I bought something in a size zero today. No really, it’s TRUE! I was standing in the shop and the lady definitely said ‘I think you need a size zero’ I smiled to myself. I’d never heard those words before and it was a pity no one was around to over hear it, but unfortunately … More Confessions of a struggling chocoholic.
We have decided to test the strength of our marriage in two ways today. Test One We have started decorating the sitting room. Quite frankly I hope we both come out of this alive. I’m not a huge fan of decorating and tend to put it off and put it off. The worst part is … More How to have a happy marriage
Could you spell that for me please? Yes it’s N O R Q U O Y so thats N A R No N O R So that’s N O R K No its N O R Q So it’s N O R Q U E *sigh* For those of you who haven’t worked it out yet, … More Spelling it out
I bumped into Jonathan Porterfield recently, AKA poster boy for Eco cars in Orkney. We hadn’t seen each other for quite a while and had a good catch up, and as I turned to leave I saw Jonathan’s car. ‘what’s THAT’ I laughed ‘It’s a Twizy’ replied Jonathan and he invited me to … More Test Driving a Twizy
Dear Tourist Welcome to Orkney. You are joining a steady stream of tens of thousands of people coming to check out the beauty of this place which tends to happen between May and September. Maybe you’re here to see the many historical sights, or follow the craft trail, try the fantastic local food and drink … More Dear Tourist
I did a very British thing yesterday. I was driving along a road that wasn’t quite wide enough for two cars. I saw a car quite far away heading towards me, and had to make one of those split second decisions. Do I hare it up the road and meet him at the passing place … More Middle aged road rage.
Both my kids asked if I was going to talk about them on the blog today. Tech support for managing to fix and retrieve all the photos off the long abandoned ipad, and Miss Lashes for producing this beautiful piece of art work this afternoon. Tech Support isn’t named that for nothing. His ability to remain … More Getting side tracked.
It’s been a great morning of micro achievements today such as Go and vote √ (or maybe that should be X) Take Tech Support Son for his first ever vote √ Finish much procrastinated business plan due to life getting in the way and having to visit Miss Lashes last week. √ Think up excuse … More Green fingers….Or perhaps not.
Orkney hosts many ancient sites that show us how our ancestors lived hundreds and even thousands of years ago. There’s Skara Brae, the ancient stone houses believed to be around 5000 years old, Maeshowe complete with its Viking graffiti, Ring O’ Brodgar the ancient standing stones and many more sites. Archaeology is a big deal … More Digging up the past
Never knowing what lies ahead The first picture was taken last Sunday on my way home from church. So many birds nesting and dark brooding skies. I was about to head into a really busy week and wondering how I was going to fit it all in and longed for some space and time to … More My week in pictures
Norq From Ork 