Life on (nearly) a Small Island

There is no danger of Button ever getting cold....cats have a natural knack of seeking out any source of heat..... But with a snow sho...

The week started off with the most stunning weather for Spring, breaking all records back to 1870-something with the high temperatures. ...

Now we are on "British Summer Time" sunset is at 7.38 pm....whoo hoo!!!  Sunrise is at 6.59 a.m. but I'm less concerned wi...

It's mid March and I've been digging the garden in a tee shirt (well I used a fork too and was wearing trousers....). BUT I didn...

.....with Mrs Orkney Flowers coming over to help today.  And she fixed the weather so it's sunny - although the haar (sea mist) is ...

Yesterday was another lovely Spring day. A bit breezy but in the shelter of the old stone dyke (wall) it was lovely and I got some more ...

Well....... it's an egg skelter, of course (bought from the British Hen Welfare Trust) !!  And this is what it looks like with lov...