If Facebook was real life I’d over hear two people I vaguely know talking, and if it made me laugh I would walk up to them, stick my thumb up and say ‘I like this’ I’d walk into shops and shout I LIKE YOUR STUFF then tell other people I like their stuff in the hopes of winning … More If Facebook was real life
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
If you’re a Facebook user you will have no doubt seen the clip below that went viral a few days ago. For those of you who missed it, it’s a woman who buys a Star Wars mask that makes a noise and she videos herself in hysterics using it. She oozes joy and laughs and laughs at something so … More How to be happy
I decided to bake a cake today which was more complicated than the chuck it all in approach that I usually favour. It involved chopping up and cooking fruit, blending it, separating several eggs, whisking in separate bowls, folding it all in, baking in the oven blah, blah, blah. Anyway after going to all that … More Keep going, never give up
Monday was BOILING (Tuesday too). I blogged earlier in the week about how it was almost too hot but it was certainly a great day for gardening in your wellies. The sun shone and shone and this local field is full of the humble dandelion, turning the ordinary into the extra ordinary. This is the … More My Week in Pictures
I as you may remember a couple of weeks ago in my blog It’s never too late to start, I was delighted to have a piece printed in Living Orkney magazine. Many of my non Orkney friends were keen to read it as they can’t get hold of a copy. So here is my short piece … More ‘Leaving’ a short story about life.
Let them get dirty. It means they have been outside, breathing in fresh air, warming their skin in the sun shine, running, climbing, playing and expanding their imaginations. They’ve been pirates or rogue princesses, dragon slayers and knights in shining armour, they’ve presented cookery programs with much needed mud pies, and opened rose petal perfume … More Let them get dirty
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.
Finally the hyacinths and tulips are out. I think we’re a bit later up here or maybe I’m later than others around Orkney because I’m in quite an exposed area. Either way it warms my heart to see them and the scent from a hyacinth is like no other.The weather has been a little changeable … More My week in pictures
Norq From Ork 