Life on (nearly) a Small Island

Yesterday the weather was cold, wet and windy but I still made it over to Stromness for lunch with friends. A lovely way to end 2013.  T...

SunRISE on Christmas Day The storm passed and wasn't quite as fierce as expected, but still gusts of 70mph and a lot of rain BUT the...

Darker the red, stronger the wind! Forecast for 24th December England and Wales are currently being battered by gales and heavy rain, ...

As I've said before, I don't really celebrate Christmas, but there are always gifts to buy for folk, and some lovely food to ind...

Friday night was the Graemsay "Children's" Christmas Party...I put "children's" in quotes as the adults have...

As I've said before, I don't "do" Christmas, but I love a Winter Festival, so today I did my annual Solstice walk, ac...