“When chapman billies leave the street,
And drouthy neebors, neebors meet,”
Tam O’ Shanter By Robert Burns
‘The Road Goes Ever On And On…..’ – Bilbo Baggins.
“Out from the house…….. and up the road again, turning left at the old telephone box, this time.”
A Good News Story: Tourism and Archaeology in Orkney
In a recent visitor survey 53% of respondents said they chose Orkney as a destination because of the archaeology it has
Making Our Mark
“That’s people, that’s humans. We like to make our mark, and we do so, sometimes in ways which are laudable, and sometimes in ways which are not.”
Bernie’s Stories: Skaill House
“I asked what bones? My friend said to ask Malcolm MacRae!”
Jo McKenzie’s Layers Of Colour
“I first came across Jo McKenzie’s work at the dig at the Ness of Brodgar, last year.”
Poetry Corner Tam o’ Shanter
Tam o’ Shanter, a lesson to all those that don’t take advice.
Iron Age Orkney: Evidence of a New Social Structure?
This was a time of great social change in Northern Scotland
Bernie Bell: Orkney Walks (with Stories) – Wideford
“Wideford cairn, is across the vale, from Cuween, straight across. “
A Bit Of Time Travel At The Pier Arts Centre Christmas Exhibition
“There’s so much there, and such variety, that it would be hard to cover it all, so I’ll go with what particularly ‘caught my eye’ – purely personal preferences.”
