I had to take Tech Support for an X-Ray on his hand today following a rugby accident at school. No big deal about that, all was fine thankfully, but it reminded me of the many times I’ve been before. With two children, it’s difficult not to spend times trooping back and fore to A&E over the … More The Bumps and Bruises of Life
Regular followers of the blog will know that I have embarked on a sponsored H2Only to raise money for the RNLI. Basically I can eat normally but any drink for ten days can be only water. No morning cuppas, hot chocolates, fizzy drinks, juice etc. A big thank you to those of you who … More Sponsored H2Only Update: The Struggle is Real!
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
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!
This morning as I took the dog down to the beach for a run around before work, I witnessed a seagull and came away having learned something. It was a windy day and the waves were strong. The gull was sitting on the shore up near the rocks, possibly just exhausted from trying to fly in … More Facing your giants
I saw this fun quiz thing on Facebook a few weeks ago and decided to ask my own family. It didn’t take long and it’s quite entertaining (mostly) to see how others view you. Here are a few. OB-Orkney Beef, my husband TS-Tech Support , my teenage son ML- Miss Lashes, my daughter, a thinking woman … More Ask the family
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
Norq From Ork 