Posted in Pictures, Uncategorized on Aug 14th, 2010 5 Comments »
Most of you in Orkney are probably having a great time at the County Show. Beer tent, Prize Giving, Farm Machinery and lots of fun and excitement. Those of you who are outwith Orkney will be wondering what you are missing. Well to help you understand what it is all about, I will try to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 29th, 2010 7 Comments »
Only a man would name a barge Pauline !!!!
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 18th, 2010 7 Comments »
When I look back at my last post which was in January its hard to beleive that its been just over 5 months. The grass has grown and been cut the silage has been gathered and soon the fields will be full of golden bales. I love this time of year, the island seems to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 30th, 2010 20 Comments »
All of you bloggers you will know that Hooch has been a part of this and the BBC blogs since it started way back when. Unfortunately we had to take him to the vets on Thursday and it was decided that there was nothing we could do for him.
He has been with us for over 6 years and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 4th, 2010 6 Comments »
As I sit here I find it hard to beleive that my last post was over 3 months ago. Shame on me !!!
Well what has been going on here, to be honest I couldnt honestly tell you, Old Father Time has stolen last year from us and we are hurridly hurtling into 2010 without our [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 2nd, 2009 9 Comments »
Yesterday the phone rang at Barebraes and upon answering it I was reliably informed that the Barge bound for the Fair Isles laden with pods for the bird observatory was leaving Hatsons Pier. After a short while I took the binoculars and peered over towards Kirkwall and there it was, lead by the pilot boat [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 21st, 2009 5 Comments »
Well I am not practicing for a tongue twister competition just trying to keep you up to speed on the past few weeks in Shapinsay.
As mentioned in the previous post it was the Shapinsay Horticultural Show.
What a turnout.
Despite the weather being far too dry for the veg the folk of Shapinsay did us proud. The [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 5th, 2009 28 Comments »
Well This year I have eventually got round to growing a few Veggies, not that we will need a lot just for the two of us but its a start.
Its been a bit hit and miss as the lovely Cabbages were demolished overnight by a swarm (not sure if this is the correct terminology) of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 7th, 2009 14 Comments »
My how time flies…. here we are past the longest day and heading back into shorter days.
Shapinsay has been turned into a patchwork of Greens and Golds, silage stipes and Hay bales are everywhere. They say its been an exceptional year for the Silage, plenty of dry weather and most of the farms all stocked [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 18th, 2009 24 Comments »
Well Day Two and the Tea Cosy was kindly invited to a Jaunt at Haughland House. There was a spinning weekend and yours truly and the Cosy decided that we needed to learn the art of spinning and plying.
So off we went
We arrived at Haughland in time for Tea and Biscuits and were shown the fine [...]