Living in Orkney I have become only too aware of how vital the RNLI are. Orkney Beef was a lifeboat volunteer for some time and when he married me he moved away from shout distance and was unable to be a lifeboat man anymore. Readers it was a close call! He was very torn as … More For Those in Peril on the Sea
I happened to glance out the window at the perfect time last night and the skies were breathtaking, in a matter of five minutes the skies changed colour several times. I rushed out with my iPhone and took the photos below. Tonight the skies were amazing again but this time due to the cloud formation … More September Skies
I never tire of living by the sea, and I know I’ve mentioned this once or twice before but it’s true. I took the dog down to the beach before work one morning and the waves were quite wild and the tide high. As I stood watching the waves and listening to the sound of … More My Week in Pictures
It’s our wedding anniversary. 5 years ago today I secured the ball and chain firmly onto Orkney Beef’s ankle and we began wedded bliss. Now I don’t mean to brag, but after five years we’ve totally nailed the romantic part of celebrating our anniversary. Firstly I forgot it was even our anniversary until I saw … More Celebrating in style!
It’s been a crazy week with one thing and another and I was glad to make it through to the other side. We have times like that don’t we? When the diary is so full that we don’t know how we’re going to survive. Sometimes I dream of moving to a remote island where the … More My Week in Pictures
The weather was so good in the early part of the week that I managed to get out and walk a few times and took loads of pics. Then I had the struggle of which ones to share so I’ve narrowed it down to a few of my favourites. Monday we took a walk up to … More My week in pictures
Call the Midwife on a winter Sunday evening. It makes the stopping of Dancing on Ice just about forgivable. … More Tuesday Top 10: Simple Pleasures
‘I’m making the most of a hat without ear flaps’ It’s true, most hats in Orkney you need to tie under the chin just to make them stay on; and that’s just in the summer. … More My Week in Pictures
As mum was recovering from her operation dad leaned over and said ‘Sarah says she’s not going to Orkney any more’ I remember standing at the end of the bed looking at mum, and she had an oxygen tube attached to her nose as well as drips and drains every where. She’d had a large part of her bowl removed and was due to start chemo soon after. She turned her head to look at me and simply said ‘you’re going’ … More Throwback Thursday: Moving to Orkney
North Ronaldsay is the furthest most island of Orkney. I’ve been there for a day but it’s definitely on my list to go there for longer at some point as I loved it. It has the tallest land based lighthouse on the British Isles and has the famous seaweed eating sheep that live on the … More The North Ronaldsay Sheep Festival-(the place to be)
Norq From Ork 