A week of the clocks going back and I am now like a pit horse. I leave the house in the dark and come home in the dark and it feels like I never see daylight. You can call me a drama queen all you want but I’m probably going to whine about it for … More My Week In Pictures – Brief Glimpses Of Light
It’s officially winter opening hours as of today because all engaged in the funny ritual of setting clocks back an hour. I’ve written many times about how my body clock is thrown completely by the clocks going backwards and forwards like this. I try hard these days to embrace some of the lovely things about … More My Week In Pictures – Winter Is Open
This photo came up in my facebook memories this week so it must have been a beautiful misty morning, the kind I love. Not so right now sadly. The wind is howling, travel is disrupted the fire is lit and I’m already dreading setting foot outside the door tomorrow. Never mind. Here’s the prize we … More My Week In Pictures – Wind, Frost, Knitting and Nests
Imagine being paid to dance around in sparkly shoes and sing all the songs to ABBA. Imagine! last night I saw people living what I quickly discovered was my dream job. An Abba tribute band had come to Orkney for a night and I’d bought tickets months before. After devoting my childhood to singing ABBA songs with a … More My Week In Pictures – I’m Back!
A few weeks ago I told you I was taking a little blog break for family reasons Love Conquers All and I have to start by gradual return by telling you that your messages, emails and text messages etc were such a boost to me. Even now a few weeks on, people from across the globe message … More My (last few) Week(s) in Pictures
I don’t want to be THAT girl, but someone has to. There’s a definite touch of Autumn in the air. My friend Hayley Green, known on here as (Mouse Magnet) takes a photo every day at the same time (7.00am) and has done for about 18 months. It shows the changes of light and I … More My Week In Pictures – Love Conquers All
Who has a bucket list? I don’t, but if I did, then I discovered that feeding an alpaca would’ve been on it. Weird I know, I didn’t even know feeding alpacas was on my imaginary bucket list but apparently it was, and I discovered this by feeding an alpaca this week. Orkney has an alpaca farm and … More My Week In Pictures – Shifting Seasons
Last week’s Friday self knew how this week’s Monday self was going to be. Last week’s Friday self knew my Monday self was going to be a tad emotional when she got to work after having put her son on a plane bound for the big wide world and a new life. So my Friday … More My Week In Pictures – Being OK
I have a recurring (awake) nightmare. It’s the kind of nightmare that Orkney Beef secretly wishes will come true – that I’ll run out of things to say. It could well be on everyone’s wish list to be honest but this documenting of my life seems to show me that it’s never going to happen. … More My Week In Pictures – Sleeping, Dancing and a litte Romancing.
The honeymoon is over. I am now in a complicated relationship with the new chiminea. Last week I described it as my new best friend as I spent many evenings in front of it reading a book and enjoying being in the great outdoors enough to be outside but near to my own toilet, bed, and fridge. … More My Week In Pictures – Pushing Through
Norq From Ork 