tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post1563065267288108270..comments2024-03-18T17:15:39.964+00:00Comments on Life on (nearly) a Small Island: Happy ValleySianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13827449325297069660noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-5788161875509182182014-04-29T14:54:16.235+01:002014-04-29T14:54:16.235+01:00Oh! And I've been there now, too! Such a lovel...Oh! And I've been there now, too! Such a lovely place, so peaceful, and utterly different to everything around it - thanks for this post! Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-90440994510627129342014-04-07T16:36:00.303+01:002014-04-07T16:36:00.303+01:00How gorgeous and so unexpected, given the bleak, b...How gorgeous and so unexpected, given the bleak, bare beauty of most of Orkney. One of my sisters lived on Orkney Mainland for a while and I remember her telling me about Happy Valley and the garden, so it's good to know it's being cared for.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-15163669028801994732014-04-06T22:11:13.484+01:002014-04-06T22:11:13.484+01:00It is a beautiful place. Thanks for commenting. I...It is a beautiful place. Thanks for commenting. I love your profile picture. I wonder if Madam Button sees that when she looks in the mirror ;-)Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-79276385302732037562014-04-06T22:09:55.351+01:002014-04-06T22:09:55.351+01:00Glad you enjoyed it. I love spaces like this.... s...Glad you enjoyed it. I love spaces like this.... so magical.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-88805549773724259532014-04-06T22:09:35.317+01:002014-04-06T22:09:35.317+01:00Woo hoo - not long now!! Get in touch - we need t...Woo hoo - not long now!! Get in touch - we need to meet! Yes DEFINITELY visit - should be daffs and maybe bluebells out when you visitSianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-21130453573044163242014-04-06T22:09:02.727+01:002014-04-06T22:09:02.727+01:00Oh it is, just magicalOh it is, just magicalSianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-74958192663947868232014-04-06T22:08:46.408+01:002014-04-06T22:08:46.408+01:00Glad you enjoyed it. It is one of my favourite pl...Glad you enjoyed it. It is one of my favourite places...Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-76395772485574447082014-04-06T22:08:25.383+01:002014-04-06T22:08:25.383+01:00Oh my goodness! Well no worries at this place as ...Oh my goodness! Well no worries at this place as no "facilities"! But I'll bear that in mind were I to be offered one..... Yes those colours are from a palette of 19th century I think - the building was renovated under conservation rules so they would have used colours and materials of the time.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-44293670246361343112014-04-06T22:07:02.700+01:002014-04-06T22:07:02.700+01:00It's much loved within Orkney and I think ther...It's much loved within Orkney and I think there would be an outcry if it wasn't well cared for! It's a lovely peaceful place. I love visiting.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-42279501137184420562014-04-05T01:05:39.905+01:002014-04-05T01:05:39.905+01:00Beautiful Happy Valley!! It reminds me alot of Spi...Beautiful Happy Valley!! It reminds me alot of Spirit Rock Conservation Area outside of Wiarton, Ontario here....<br />Thank you for the lovely tour Sian!<br />Sherri-Ellen & Nylablue Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-91532476364988573102014-04-02T22:09:00.342+01:002014-04-02T22:09:00.342+01:00Adding this to my list of places I need to see.......Adding this to my list of places I need to see....and in just TWO WEEKS now! Looking forward to visiting Orkney again! Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-54343893799773979942014-03-30T12:04:59.124+01:002014-03-30T12:04:59.124+01:00Happy Valley. It sounds and looks like a magical p...Happy Valley. It sounds and looks like a magical place. Just beautiful. Thanks Sian for the tour.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250212496391989223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-20831708910884510312014-03-30T00:26:50.919+00:002014-03-30T00:26:50.919+00:00What a peaceful little oasis Happy Valley is. And...What a peaceful little oasis Happy Valley is. And yes, the last photo is a NZ flax ... they love damp feet and heaven help a householder who has the misfortune to have them growing above sewerage pipes!! [speaking from experience]. Spring is definitely advancing in Orkney:)<br />I love the brightly painted doors ... would that have been the norm two centuries ago? But they add a touch of today to a place of yester-year.Shirlwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582037340209866437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-49970849851676033252014-03-29T20:57:27.547+00:002014-03-29T20:57:27.547+00:00I love Edwin's Happy Valley. How wonderful it...I love Edwin's Happy Valley. How wonderful it is still being tended and cared for.Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com