According to the Orkneyinga Saga, detailing the lives of the Earls of Orkney from the 9th to 12th Centuries, King Harald’s sons were real troublemakers. Gudron Gleam and Halfdan Long-Leg caused lots of trouble in Norway and then killed Earl Rögnvald of Møre, the father of Einar, Earl of Orkney. Einar lived between the 890s [...]
Today is exciting because I’m off to the big city. A city of 8,000 people. That counts as big in Orkney. I’m standing outside Einar waiting for the bus to come down the road to drive us the two miles to Rapness to get the ferry to the Mainland of Orkney. It’s a beautiful morning [...]
Aug 262010
Always remove woodlice from the USB ports of your laptop before attaching USB peripheral devices.
Aug 252010
Always zip up your washbag at night if you want to avoid getting woodlice on the bristles of your toothbrush.
Aug 242010
It’s sunny this afternoon, so it’s out into the garden to catch a rare photograph of the back of Einar in the sunshine. When I first had the idea of spending time in Orkney one of the best and most honest sites I found was Moving to Orkney. It’s maintained by someone who moved to [...]
Whenever you look at property details in Orkney there’s one phrase that keeps on being repeated. Yes, the word ‘ruinous’ is used repeatedly. Sure, the phrase ‘in need of updating’ comes across loud and clear. However, it’s the phrase ‘a useful range of outbuildings’ which always draws my attention. It seems that even the smallest [...]
Aug 242010
Isn’t technology wonderful? The advancement of science never ceases to amaze me. Instead of bashing fruit flies with my precious copy of The Orcadian (available weekly on a Thursday only 85p – Orkney Today is also available) all I needed to do was visit Rendalls and purchase some of their “Attractive yet practical fly trap” [...]
Aug 222010
In order to increase the light in your living room, get one person to tip the bowl-shaped lamp-shade to one side whilst the other uses the extension tube on the vacuum cleaner to clear the layer of dead woodlice from the bottom. It’s worth at least 5 watts of low-energy bulb.
Aug 212010
Always tip the woodlice gently from your slippers out of an open window to avoid a messy situation between your toes in the morning.
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