To this day we treasure this pocket garden, with its roots in medieval times, and its long family history.
Kirkwall’s Pocket Garden
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A Tune & A Tale: Maxwell Mouse
A few years ago, a little field mouse got into the house. I spotted him right away and
managed to catch him and pop him back outside…. however, by the morning he was back!
The Fiction of Historical Fact
The historian selects the facts he/she wishes to evidence the particular stance they are putting forward.
Scottish and Welsh Governments Highlight Child Refugee Crisis
” we are aware that only a couple of hundred unaccompanied children have been transferred of the 480 placements identified.”
Conversations with Magic Stones
Mike and I went the Tankerness House museum in Kirkwall on a wet Thursday afternoon – museums are A GOOD THING on a wet afternoon.
Zero Hours Contracts Fall in Scotland – But Shocking in Orkney
Scotland has a lower proportion of workers on zero-hours contracts than the UK.
Manufacture of Straw Articles in Orkney: Part 4
The last and largest comes the high-backed or ‘heeded stul’. This stool was at one time the easy chair of the Orkney cottage.
Orkney Men’s Shed: Is Open!
On Friday evening The Orkney Mens Shed officially opened for business.
Poetry Corner: Eriskay Love Lilt
On this day 23 July 1745 Prince Charles Edward Stewart, ‘The Young Pretender’, landed in Eriskay with only seven men.
Managing Motoring Madness
The council has had to devise a solution to the traffic problems
