http://barebraes.islandblogging.co.uk On Top Of Ward Hill Shapinsay Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:52:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  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 ... http://barebraes.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/01/30/sad-news/ [caption id="attachment_225" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Girls outing to Stromness"][/caption] 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 ... http://barebraes.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/01/04/where-has-the-time-gone/ 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, ... http://barebraes.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/09/02/barge-ahoy/ 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 ... http://barebraes.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/08/21/sailing-sumo-sausages-and-the-shapinsay-show/ 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 ... http://barebraes.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/08/05/caressing-carrots/ 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 ... http://barebraes.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/07/07/silage-sun-shows-and-seedlings/   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 [caption id="attachment_195" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Taking life in its hands on ... http://barebraes.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/04/18/the-cosy-goes-for-a-spin/ Yes Its Here !!!! The very Nice DragonLady sent me 'The Tea Cosy' and now I am in possesion of a very fine  peice of craftiness.   As you can see the  natives have been very interested by the  new edition to Barebraes and have taken no time in  making the  Tea Cosy  ... http://barebraes.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/04/17/the-tea-cosy-has-landed/ Well things have been ticking over but to be honest since my last blog I cant  understand that were nearly into April and I have no news or pretty pictures of any significance whatsoever. Life seems to have sucked Barebraes into a huge big black hole and days pass by without any ... http://barebraes.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/03/31/its-been-a-long-time-coming/ The residents of Shapinsay had a poll over the last few weeks to raise money for the Comic Relief cause. On Saturday 2 poor chaps had their legs waxed for charity due to popular demand. you could hear the screams from here :) What did you do or have done for charity ... http://barebraes.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/03/16/comic-relief-leg-waxing/