Note, the mug is small, the house is far away…. For this first time this year Orkney Beef and I sat outside sat outside in the sunshine and had a cuppa. It didn’t last long but it was enjoyable all the same. Later in the week it wasn’t really sitting outside weather but … More My Week in Pictures
My sister and nephew have been over visiting from Colorado America this week so it’s been great to catch up and visit places with renewed enthusiasm. Ann (or The Backcracker as she’s known due to her being a physio and able to sort out our backs with remarkable speed and technique) is fascinated by all … More My Week in Pictures
Operation ‘No Excuses’ was activated this week. I need to stop putting off walking because of the weather and in preference to and extra half hour in bed, so I forced myself to get up and walk even though it was still pitch black and windy. I found a pair of Orkney Beef’s waterproofs … More My Week in Pictures
On 28th January 2016 I decided to start a blog called Norq from Ork. I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to write about, I just knew I wanted to write, and committing to a blog would discipline me to write on a regular basis. I figured people would soon vote with their feet – so … More It’s My (blog) Birthday!
I’ve probably mentioned this before but Orkney Beef simply cannot drive past a harbour without ‘going doon the pier a luck’ Kirkwall, Stromness or even Westray or Hoy we have spent many a time ‘going down the pier a look’ He once worked a 12 hour shift at the pier, met me for dinner then suggested we ‘go down the pier a look’ … More My Week in Pictures
It’s been a week of ever changing weather this week which resulted in empty shelves in my local shop. Boats carrying supplies didn’t get here due to severe gales in the early/mid part of the week combined with panic buying due to snow forecast for the end of the week, meant there was very little in the way of fruit and veg to be had. Personally, I think panic buying fruit and veg is a completely unnecessary overreaction so I concentrated on panic buying Prosecco and chocolate … More My Week in Pictures
‘Promise me you won’t take it for granted?’ This was a promise I had to make to my dad when I moved up here and called him to describe the beautiful place I was now living. 8 years on I’m still keeping that promise, even on days of hideous weather like today, when the front … More I Love Orkney
My royal ‘annus horriblis’ had been compacted into about three hours…just as we were licking our wounds from the Christmas alcohol cost.
Orkney is cooking up a storm and I’m not looking forward to it. Storm Barbara is on her way and looks set to be at its worst on Christmas Eve. Sadly boats and planes have been cancelled and people may not get home for Christmas. Miss Lashes is traveling up Thursday and her boat was … More Preparing for the storm
As we head into Christmas week I wish you health and happiness whatever you are doing and whoever you are with. Those of you in Orkney and at a loose end on Christmas Day are welcome to go along to a dinner held at the Stromness Baptist Church in the Town Hall. Just get in touch with me so I can pass on numbers for sprout allocation. (norqfromork@gmail.com)
Have a great week everyone and in the words on the back of the gin bottle…. Slánte! … More My Week in Pictures
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