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 and the sky is clear. Time for a photograph of the front of the house – I might not get such a good chance to fool people into thinking it’s warm and sunny here again.

I think that the house looks a complete wreck, but it’s my wreck and I love it.

Einar has a new roof on the old school building. Now there’s no more need for builder’s buckets to catch the rain.

Einar is under construction – just like my new life.