Parents up and down the land are preparing to send their children on their way, off to uni, college or new beginnings with apprenticeships or gap years. Unbelievably it was four years ago when we were preparing for Miss Lashes to leave home and I still don’t know where the time has gone. I remember her … More Mother’s Wisdom
Regular followers of the blog will know that I have embarked on a sponsored H2Only to raise money for the RNLI. Basically I can eat normally but any drink for ten days can be only water. No morning cuppas, hot chocolates, fizzy drinks, juice etc. A big thank you to those of you who … More Sponsored H2Only Update: The Struggle is Real!
It’s our wedding anniversary. 5 years ago today I secured the ball and chain firmly onto Orkney Beef’s ankle and we began wedded bliss. Now I don’t mean to brag, but after five years we’ve totally nailed the romantic part of celebrating our anniversary. Firstly I forgot it was even our anniversary until I saw … More Celebrating in style!
I saw this fun quiz thing on Facebook a few weeks ago and decided to ask my own family. It didn’t take long and it’s quite entertaining (mostly) to see how others view you. Here are a few. OB-Orkney Beef, my husband TS-Tech Support , my teenage son ML- Miss Lashes, my daughter, a thinking woman … More Ask the family
We have a shed shed, a garage shed, a half built sometime to be finished summer house shed..And to top it off he often talks about building a decent garage in the garden, aka another shed. … More One man and his shed(s)
‘I’m making the most of a hat without ear flaps’ It’s true, most hats in Orkney you need to tie under the chin just to make them stay on; and that’s just in the summer. … More My Week in Pictures
Apparently some of the first copies of J.K. Rowling’s book The Philosopher’s Stone has a rare typo in it, and could stand to collect over to £20,000 among collectors. My typos are not currently worth as much. If they were, I’d be minted by now and giving J.K. Rowling a serious run for her money. Better still … More Always Proofread
Ask Orkney Beef to hold the dog in his lap while you administer worming tablet like the vet does.
Realise you are not a vet … More Man V Dog
Having both worked in coffee shops there’s been many times we’ve wanted to scream ‘THERE’S NO X IN ESPRESSO’ But of course the world is full of mispronunciation designed to drive pedants like me completely mad. … More Common mispronunciations
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
Norq From Ork 