Life on (nearly) a Small Island

Unlike the West of Scotland and the highlands, Orkney doesn't have too much bother with midges...... until August that is. Midges are t...

....... but I am just SO pleased with the progress in my walled garden! As you can see in the photo above, the grass seed is beginning to g...

I was standing in the middle of a field, with rain dripping off my nose, holding a stone mace head that, up until a few weeks ago, had lain...

OK it's another sunset. Sorry but tonight's was particularly beautiful and I just wanted to share the photos. It's been rainin...

..... well not quite and it's stopped now anyway (both my singing and the rain). But more of that in a minute. First - family news, my ...

.... though we did have some rain today. Forecast is for winds and rain later in the week so I'm making the most of it! I've been b...

...... sorry for all those of you suffering from excessive heatwaves, rain, winter or other weather, but I am rejoicing in the SUN!! This ...