Dear email subscribers
August 13, 2016
I have amended the ‘ammended’ typo in the previous blog. I’m sorry, I seem to have surpassed myself tonight. *note to self* don’t blog while distracted and with super slow internet.
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A blog about a dog
July 8, 2016
I’ve been struggling a bit with what’s known in the trade as writer’s block. Or in my case bloggers block which I happened to mention online yesterday. “Have you got a dog?” said Liz the knitter from Twitter “Dog pictures can fill almost any gap. I know” Well it just so happens we do have a dog. When … More A blog about a dog
The Man’s Guide to BBQs
July 4, 2016
Orkney Beef: I was wondering if you fancied a BBQ tonight?
Tech Support: Dad was wondering if you fancied a BBQ tonight. (Please say yes)
Both sound fairly simple but there was a coded message behind it. MI5 would have a job cracking it but I know the men in my life and had the whole thing sussed in no time.
For those in peril on the sea
May 19, 2016
As the poster says it all, I don’t need to add to it. Fishing is still a dangerous job and the loss of fishermen to the sea is devastating. I was aware of one loss recently because the lifeboats were called out from Orkney as well as search and rescue helicopters. Orkney Beef having been … More For those in peril on the sea
My Week in Pictures
May 15, 2016
Monday was BOILING (Tuesday too). I blogged earlier in the week about how it was almost too hot but it was certainly a great day for gardening in your wellies. The sun shone and shone and this local field is full of the humble dandelion, turning the ordinary into the extra ordinary. This is the … More My Week in Pictures
Middle aged road rage.
May 10, 2016
I did a very British thing yesterday. I was driving along a road that wasn’t quite wide enough for two cars. I saw a car quite far away heading towards me, and had to make one of those split second decisions. Do I hare it up the road and meet him at the passing place … More Middle aged road rage.
A House by the Sea
April 26, 2016
Sea Fever BY JOHN MASEFIELD I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking, And a grey mist on the … More A House by the Sea
Man V Woman V Car
March 14, 2016
Sponsored post Conversations about cars with my husband, (for today let’s call him Orkney Stig) are usually short lived affairs. When we looked at cars to buy a few years ago we narrowed it down to three to choose from. My input was as follows ‘was that the blue one, the black one or the … More Man V Woman V Car
Dear Orkney
March 7, 2016
Dear Orkney I’m sorry for all the mean stuff I said about you when I was fed up of it being a permanent state of Winter, full of hateful wind, rain, ice and snow. Today you totally got your act together and sent me a beautiful and gloriously sunny spring day so I could indulge … More Dear Orkney
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