“I had seen this old gas lamp many times in a friend’s house and paid it no attention.”
When the power goes out……
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Bernie’s Quiz: Where’s That Stone? No 1
Can you name the stone and where it can be found? This one is on Orkney
There’s Always a Welcome at the Veterans’ Breakfast Club
The Monthly (last Saturday in the Month) Breakfast was held at “Eats n Treats” in Kirkwall .
A Guid New Year to Ane an Aa
A Guid New Year tae ye’s aa!
Orkney Food Waste Prevention Week
Orkney Food Waste Prevention Week will take place from 22nd-26th Jan 2018.
Hogmanay High Seas for Hirta Crew
Hirta is a Fisheries Protection vessel.
Poetry Corner:Charlie Is My Darlin
On this day , 31st December in 1720 Prince Charles Edward Stewart, The Young Pretender, was born in Rome.
Wi’ A Skreck An A Scud Across The Sky
“The geese seem to return to Orkney earlier every year.”
We Will Remember Them
In atrocious weather destroyers HMS Opal and HMS Narborough were wrecked on the rocks of Hesta, Orkney
Birsay Throws Up for the New Year
Kirkwall has the Ba. Stromness has the Log. Now Birsay……..
