Life on (nearly) a Small Island

Sorry I've been silent for a few days. No I haven't been lazing in the sun or chilling out on the beach - though we have had *some...

As I've posted many times here, archeology is "big" in Orkney.  This last week an exciting find was discovered by some builder...

" Light a candle for the dead and injured after the tragedy in Oslo and Utøya" Orkney shares strong bonds with Norway. We wer...

"Farewell to Stromness" to quote the title of a piece of music by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Monday and Tuesday this week the ta...

An Orkney yole is a particular type of boat that used to be very common in Orkney. Now there are only about 20 in the water. During the Tal...

.... at Fiona's blog for some fantastic photos - click here   Fiona has a proper camera AND knows how to use it so these photos are *goo...

OK, I have a bit more time now so can explain about the Tall Ships being in Orkney. The actual Tall Ships Race of 2011 is in three legs, th...