Something Tech Support Son suggested recently about what people enjoy about the blog is that they can probably identify with aspects of what I’m saying. Maybe yesterdays blog was big hit was because I touched on a fear of flying. I went on my first flight when I was a teenager and have flown several times since, to America or … More Fear of flying
I told a lie today. It was when I was sitting in the aeroplane to come home and the air hostess told me that I was next to the emergency exit. She then asked if in the event of an emergency, was I willing to help open the door. I nodded that yes I would. That was … More Coming home.
The last two days have been a whirlwind of city life activities. I’ve obviously become so accustomed to life in Orkney that I’ve forgotten how to behave in the city. My daughter gave me a warning for performing a ‘tourist emergency stop’ You know the one, you’re walking along looking up at buildings, architecture or … More On being a tourist
I’ve reached 2000 hits and to be honest I’m staggered by the response the blog has received in such a short space of time. I’ve had emails, messages and people stopping me in the street all to say they are loving reading and checking in daily. I have morning regular readers, bed time regular readers … More No pressure but…..
I’ve always maintained Orkney is a fabulous place to live, but with many things, our greatest strength can also be our greatest weakness. Part of the charm of Orkney is the fact that it’s an island and completely cut off from the mainland of the UK. However when life throws you a curve ball and … More May contain nuts
In Orkney you can often get four seasons in a day. The cold snap continues and the day started with a smattering of snow, enough to create pretty looking scenery while the chickens huddled together and continued their egg laying strike while looking at me with their ‘clean up our house and give us food in … More There’s no such thing as bad weather, just unsuitable clothing.
Orkney Beef and I argued in the week about who was the most romantic. It wasn’t so much an argument as a two-minute conversation where he declared himself the most romantic of the two of us and I pretty much said that he wasn’t. This debate was sparked by the fact that it’s Valentine’s day this … More Reader, I married him.
‘When am I going to get a mention and what’s my nickname going to be?’ ‘Err Drama Queen?’ My daughter is feeling rather left out of the blog so far. Husband (Orkney Beef) gets a regular mention and son (no nickname yet but I’m working on it) also features, but that’s because we all live … More Meet the family
For a long time now I have dreamed of keeping chickens. I have a romantic notion of waking up and popping on my wellies to nip out into the garden and collect my freshly laid eggs for breakfast. Orkney Beef has always been reluctant thanks to a former life working in pest control and always … More Golden eggs
If I were to give up chocolate for Lent I would hate everybody within three days. This would somewhat defeat the true meaning of the discipline, so it’s just not going to happen. Last year however, I stumbled upon 40 bags in 40 days. The idea is that you use the opportunity to get rid of … More 40 bags in 40 days
Norq From Ork 