Never in a million years did I think I would be sitting here in January telling you I’m now officially hooked on outdoor sea swimming. Even two weeks ago I would never have said it. However, since last Saturday I have been the grand total of 5 times taking me from couch to mermaid in … More My Week In Pictures – I’m Becoming A Mermaid!
Last week I mentioned I was aiming to do a polar dip – swimming in the Orkney seas as one of my 49 challenges to do before I’m 50. I am delighted to tell you I did it not once, but TWICE and now I’m completely hooked. It all started a couple of weeks ago when … More My Week In Pictures -Swimming In The Atlantic Ocean. Oh My!
Christmas is back in its box and we have all been plunged back into darkness as the lights are down or at the very least switched off. This is when people like me (whingers) have to dig deep to make it through to Spring. I often have a massive falling out with Orkney at this … More My Week In Pictures – From Couch to Couch Potato.
One of the great things about writing this blog is having a record of my life like a diary I can look back on. So even if no one else reads it, I still have it. The pending New year is often a time for reflection for many people and I love to look back … More My Year In Pictures -A 2018 Round Up
Are you having yourselves a merry little Christmas yet? Are you? ‘Today the turkeys arrived which apparently heralds the beginning of the world going feral” were the words of my friend Melanie as she braced herself for another day working in retail. Having done it for many years I knew exactly what she meant as … More My Week In Pictures – Have Yourselves a Merry Little Christmas
6 more working days to go and I get a break, not that I’m counting. It’s just life is so BUSY this time of year and I’m well in need of a rest. But that’s enough about me, here’s a picture of the dog helping us decorate our tree and wishing she had different owners.
I read an article recently which talked about winter being a time to rest and recharge. Time to hibernate like the animals do and restore our souls from busy lives. Somewhere along the line, we’ve lost that and life often seems a non-stop merry go round which seems to be speeding up all the time. It’s … More My Week In Pictures – The Festive Eating Has Begun
We played the game on Friday evening and laughed until we cried. We only intended a quick round but ended up playing for three hours straight and honestly my stomach hurt for laughing. One of the funniest things is seeing Orkney Beef laugh, it’s often funnier than the amusing thing itself. And Friday night really was hysterical. … More My Week in Pictures – Light in the Darkness
How do you make a week of mundane nothingness sound interesting? I mean honestly, I have nothing to tell you. By Tuesday evening I was in bed at 8pm with a stonker of a headache and slept through until about midday the next day and on Wednesday evening the door of the washing machine came … More My Week In Pictures – Slow News Week
I’m sure I’m not alone in not really being a Monday morning person. Everything in me wants to hit the week crawling but I know if I don’t drag my sorry self out of bed early and get to the gym it really doesn’t bode well for the rest of the week. So reluctantly I … More My Week In Pictures – Early Mornings.
Norq From Ork 