“Created for Transformers The Movie, Hot Rod is also one of the first characters made specifically for the Transformers rather than being imported into the toy line from elsewhere.”
Transformers Lockdown: Rodimus Prime
Orkney Shellfish Delivered To Your Door
You cannot get fresher than ordering online in Orkney and having freshly caught shellfish delivered to your home.
The World Moves On………
” More from the summer meadow – high summer………….”
Orkney and the West African connection
“West Africa was the source of the enslaved people who were trafficked across the Atlantic to provide the labour on the plantations of the Americas and the West Indies.”
The Saxophone #OnThisDay
On the 28th of June 1846 perhaps the most sexy sounding of musical instruments, the saxophone, was patented by Adolphe Sax.
Partial Resumption of OIC Housing Services
From Monday 29 June, non-emergency repairs and improvement work will begin again, with a range of safety measures put in place.
Scotland’s First Public Library
“Faill not to keep your sone diligent reading and wreating yt he loss not what he hes attained”
Poetry Corner: Bed in Summer
“In summer, quite the other way,/I have to go to bed by day.”
The Joys Of Punctuation – Or – Mind The Stop!
“I realise that my use of punctuation is a bit wayward.”
Maps: The Shapes of Scotland
The use and meaning of maps was the subject of a fascinating online talk from Chris Fleet of the National Library of Scotland.
