Model show in Kirkwall
We decided, after seeing a post on Twitter, to go and have a look at the Model Show held at the Grammar School in Kirkwall. The show is held bi-annually and I must confess we have never been before, (shame on us). The first thing that amazed us was the number of...
Sunday Afternoon late lunch with friends
A couple we are good friends with live in Burray over the barriers and yesterday we were invited down for a late lunch of Cassoulet. Rosemary is an excellent cook and food writer with 19 cookbooks under her belt. Nick is excellent company with a great sense of humour,...
Being Tourists
A visit from our German relatives. We have been lucky enough to have my brother and his wife here from Germany for a few days, so we went into tourist mode. Here’s a little photo snapshot of our time with them. Sunday evening Lots of chat and a wander round the...
Unstan Tomb
We had a run over to the Unstan Tomb in the evening yesterday. It was a beautiful evening, bit of a chilly breeze, but sunny. The Tomb lays just off the main road to Stromness, down to the right, on the edge of Stenness Loch, just before you get to the Brig...