“I asked what bones? My friend said to ask Malcolm MacRae!”
Bernie’s Stories: Skaill House
Strays
Once upon a time, there was a tree. She was young, slim and fresh and was growing up in a forest.
Mushroom Memories – Fungal Foraging!
“Friend Andrew sent me a picture of some Blewits which he and wife Sigrid had foraged on a visit to a friend”
Bernie Bell: Remembering
The visit to the Peace Museum and the Peace Park were a strange contrast to each other.
An Extra-ordinary Orkney Holiday – Part Three
“The other main story which I was involved with whilst staying at ‘Langhoose’ is as follows:-“
An Extra-ordinary Orkney Holiday – Part Two
“In 2002, we’d booked a two week holiday in Orkney, staying at an old langhouse in the Parish of Harray. We’d seen it in a brochure, and it looked lovely, which it is.”
The Orkney Housewives Farmhouse Broth
“I’ll just tell the tale of when some Orkney housewives, gave Mike a cookery lesson. There isn’t a recipe – just a story…”
“It Wouldn’t Do We Were All The Same.”
“it wouldn’t do we were all the same, and our differences should be respected. “
A Cautionary Tale
“On Christmas Day, we went on the RSPB ‘Birdy Walk’ by Stenness Loch. “
Memories of ‘The Craetur’ Comfort
“it really was the cure for everything – if you had a cold, it was off to bed, with a ‘hot one’ – drink it hot as you can”
