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
I was interested to read this book as it was the winner of the Wellcome Book Prize 2016. I’d been keeping an eye on this particular prize as The Outrun by Amy Liptrot was in the final six and I was keen to see how her book faired. (I’ve reviewed it on the blog before, … More Book Review. It’s All in Your Head (true stories of imaginary illness) by Suzanne O’Sullivan
They say every picture tells a story and this one certainly does. It surfaced in our family a few months ago and it’s of my nan and grandad sharing a cheeky kiss outside their local (The Gladstone) in Birmingham. We’re not entirely sure when it was taken but possibly just before my grandad went to … More Throwback Thursday: Old snapshots.
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
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
I stopped the mower and called Orkney Beef to tell him the cow was looking at me funny and I was too scared to carry on. Needless to say Orkney Beef took not a blind bit of notice and told me the cow probably felt the same way about me. … More Lessons in cutting the grass
St Magnus Festivals, cycling and buttercups. … More My week in pictures
The dog has now eaten so much of the hens’ magic laying food I’m expecting her to start laying eggs any day. …. … More Keeping chickens and dogs.
Then you realise weeks later you’ve suddenly gone a day without crying and you cry again.
… More Grief is the price we pay for love
Norq From Ork 