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It’s the start of the season

It’s the start of the season

by Sara Sinclair | Apr 14, 2026 | Our family, home & garden, Our gallery & customers

Here we are into April already and we have had a busy week of people calling in to our gallery and workshop. The weather has been very changeable. A day of beautiful sun and warmth followed by white stuff. It has also been extremely windy which is making life...
The Longest day already

The Longest day already

by Sara Sinclair | Jun 21, 2025 | Monty. A woodturners dog, Mr Orkwoodturner at work, Mrs Orkwoodturner, Orcadian out and about, Our family, home & garden

After a stunning evening the morning has arrived with cloud and a good breeze, standard longest day weather🤣 Still it’s nice to start with a walk round the Ring of Brodgar and along the loch. It was early enough to have the place to myself, but when I arrived...
Tourists for a week

Tourists for a week

by Sara Sinclair | Jul 23, 2023 | Days off, Orcadian out and about, Our family, home & garden

We have just had a fantastic week with our family all the way from Germany. Lots of chat, good food and a great time. We spent one of the days having a bit of a food and craft tour with some beach walks to help digest all the goodies we had consumed. Kirkcafe, Celina...
A winter wonderland in beautiful Orkney

A winter wonderland in beautiful Orkney

by Sara Sinclair | Dec 16, 2022 | Monty. A woodturners dog, Our family, home & garden

We don’t get much snow here and if it does snow it doesn’t stay long, but with this recent cold snap we had quite a covering overnight. This morning we woke to a stunning scene, rather cold, but crisp, bright and glorious. There has been little let up all...
Family get together for a special 90th birthday celebration

Family get together for a special 90th birthday celebration

by Sara Sinclair | Oct 11, 2022 | Our family, home & garden

I have just spent a wonderful week in Derbyshire which was planned around surprising my mum for her 90th birthday. She was expecting my brother and his wife over from their home in Germany, but not for the rest of her extended family turning up. There were a lot of...
The last 10 days

The last 10 days

by Sara Sinclair | Sep 8, 2022 | Our family, home & garden, Our gallery & customers, Special events

A rollercoaster ride. We have managed to get away with it for so long, but finally it happened and we got Covid (inevitable everybody said) We closed the gallery but not much time to chill as we had a few things in the dairy. I tested positive a couple of days before...
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MICHAEL SINCLAIR (RPT) WOODTURNER

Howar, Grimeston

Harray, Orkney

KW17 2 JT

Sat Nav use:-59⁰ 1’26”N 003⁰ 10’40.4”W

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sara@michael-sinclair-woodturner.co.uk

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