We have decided to test the strength of our marriage in two ways today. Test One We have started decorating the sitting room. Quite frankly I hope we both come out of this alive. I’m not a huge fan of decorating and tend to put it off and put it off. The worst part is … More How to have a happy marriage
Could you spell that for me please? Yes it’s N O R Q U O Y so thats N A R No N O R So that’s N O R K No its N O R Q So it’s N O R Q U E *sigh* For those of you who haven’t worked it out yet, … More Spelling it out
If you’re a Facebook user you will have no doubt seen the clip below that went viral a few days ago. For those of you who missed it, it’s a woman who buys a Star Wars mask that makes a noise and she videos herself in hysterics using it. She oozes joy and laughs and laughs at something so … More How to be happy
I bumped into Jonathan Porterfield recently, AKA poster boy for Eco cars in Orkney. We hadn’t seen each other for quite a while and had a good catch up, and as I turned to leave I saw Jonathan’s car. ‘what’s THAT’ I laughed ‘It’s a Twizy’ replied Jonathan and he invited me to … More Test Driving a Twizy
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
I decided to bake a cake today which was more complicated than the chuck it all in approach that I usually favour. It involved chopping up and cooking fruit, blending it, separating several eggs, whisking in separate bowls, folding it all in, baking in the oven blah, blah, blah. Anyway after going to all that … More Keep going, never give up
Dear Tourist Welcome to Orkney. You are joining a steady stream of tens of thousands of people coming to check out the beauty of this place which tends to happen between May and September. Maybe you’re here to see the many historical sights, or follow the craft trail, try the fantastic local food and drink … More Dear Tourist
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
I as you may remember a couple of weeks ago in my blog It’s never too late to start, I was delighted to have a piece printed in Living Orkney magazine. Many of my non Orkney friends were keen to read it as they can’t get hold of a copy. So here is my short piece … More ‘Leaving’ a short story about life.
Let them get dirty. It means they have been outside, breathing in fresh air, warming their skin in the sun shine, running, climbing, playing and expanding their imaginations. They’ve been pirates or rogue princesses, dragon slayers and knights in shining armour, they’ve presented cookery programs with much needed mud pies, and opened rose petal perfume … More Let them get dirty
Norq From Ork 