Today I have laughed until I cried and my stomach hurt. What a much-needed tonic it is to spend time with friends and just laugh at stupid stuff. Orkney Beef and I took a day trip to Westray. It’s a thriving island north of the mainland of Orkney and OB lived out there for 14 … More My Week in Pictures
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 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
‘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
It’s been a week of much socialising with one thing or another. On Monday I had 9 people over for food and good conversation including two little girls. I announced pudding choices saying ‘There’s ice cream or buns’ ‘What I’d really like is both’ a little girl, clearly voicing the inner dialogue of every bulge battling … More My Week in Pictures
You can be forgiven for thinking it’s Sunday as that’s when I tend to do my week in pictures. However we’ve been having a busy time due to my sister and her family coming to stay from Colorado, so I’m a day late. Last week was a busy week in Stromness as it held its … More My Week in Pictures
Now bear with me. I know this video clip sounds like I’m in a wind tunnel and should emerge looking like I’ve had a highly priced face lift. But it wasn’t as bad as it sounded. It can be; in fact it can be a lot worse, but on this occasion it was just misleading because we are … More View from the top
The vacuum cleaner refused to come out of the cupboard by day five and instead lay cowering in the corner pleading not to be used again. Too bad. I vacuumed constantly and even vacuumed the dog. Sandy grew quite used to this but it had little effect as it’s pretty much like trying to sweep the path while it’s snowing. … More My Week in Pictures
Norq From Ork 