
A stroll around Kirkwall
A stroll around Kirkwall
“Mike read ‘The Living Mountain’, and then thought to send it to his Dad, who was in hospital at the time”
tiny clay houses , dream catchers and faces in the trees,
Elisabeth Holder was one of the Artists in Residence at the Ness of Brodgar archaeology dig
Once an indispensable feature in the grounds of all big houses, The Doocot (Dovecot) provided a source of meat for the laird’s table.
The book and its illustrations are the combined work of Marianne and her friend Elisabeth Holder.
Mike and I are walking the South Ronaldsay East Coast paths. As I’m a bit of a knackered old person, we’re doing them in short-ish stages – bit by bit.
“Leaves are falling, all around, time I was on my way……… “ – Ramble On – Led Zeppelin
“To get to Costa Hill, you go along the A966, by the Loch of Swannay. “
“Wideford cairn, is across the vale, from Cuween, straight across. “