‘What could we achieve if we were 10% braver?’ we were asked. I don’t know, but I’m going to find out as I aim to be a light in the darkness … More My Week In Pictures-Beast Fae The East
There are definite signs of change in Orkney this week as spring is really beginning to show herself. A farmer friend I once knew told me he spent his life ‘looking over hedges’ ie comparing his own work with how other farmers are doing. Are they ahead or behind schedule? was he keeping up? I think … More My Week In Pictures – Keeping Going
if something as delicate and fragile as this can push through, shine and bring hope then so can I. … More My Week In Pictures – Love, Hope and Chasing Snowdrops
My week started with ripping off the next page of my desk calendar, with its wisdom perhaps pointing to what kind of week I was going to have.
Hold the front page! Orkney has a week of winter weather in Winter. It’s to be expected right? Winter heralding snow, but we still act surprised, annoyed and in some cases a tad dramatic about it when it comes. There’s nothing we can do about the weather except get on with it, but it doesn’t … More My Week In Pictures – A Winter’s Tale
judging by some of this week’s contributions it looks like the calendar hates January as much as I do. … More My Week In Pictures
Does anyone else feel like Christmas already feels like it was months ago? I was quite glad to get back to work just to finally find out what day of the week it was and to stop eating all the leftover cheese and chocolate. Miss Lashes and NotPhil came up just before New Year and … More My Week In Pictures
Keeping upright has been this weeks challenge. A major storm mid-week posed a major challenge for Orkney folk as we all strapped down our trampolines, shed roofs, dogs etc. Schools had to close, roads were flooded and a high sided lorry blew over in the relentless wind. Driving in it is no fun at all … More My Week In Pictures
A few weeks into it I asked Orkney Beef if he thought I’d lost weight. He looked terrified as if he was about to tread on a landmine and blow himself to pieces. … More My Week In Pictures
Any Monday morning that starts with a rainbow means it has to be a great week ahead surely? Well it is by my reckoning. I’ve always loved rainbows and whenever I see them I alway’s think it’s God’s way of saying all will be well. (Like the time I recently had to take a boat ride in … More My Week in Pictures
Norq From Ork 