Life on (nearly) a Small Island

This morning I was putting factor 50 sun screen on (I'm fair-haired and burn easily) and set off to the garden to do battle with cre...

I don't usually report on anything too political on my blog but it would be odd if on a momentous day like today I didn't say somet...

There was a time that folk regularly walked along the paths to worship at this old kirk on Graemsay. Nowadays services are held intermit...

There is actually a tune written by Fran Gray, of Longhope, Hoy, called Mist over Graemsay which she composed for one of our parties.  T...

These photos were taken earlier in the month but I just love summer and the sunsets. Oh and the sun and warmth too of course!  As indeed...

A bit of a drive around the island one sunny evening in June. Above the hill leading down to the old Kirk (more of that later).  The hil...