by Jane Haselden | Aug 28, 2020 | Orkney Islands
Well it is drawing near to the end of our first summer in the Orkney Islands and autumn will soon be upon us once more. We have escaped the sweltering weather that mainland uk experienced for several weeks, but we have had lots of sunny and pleasantly warm days. There...
by Jane Haselden | Jul 2, 2020 | Orkney Islands
We popped to the beach for a lunchtime walk yesterday, because Wren likes to go as often as she can and a daily dose of beach exploration does us all good. We were very surprised to find that the beach was covered in jellyfish of a few different varieties. We used to...
by Jane Haselden | Jun 17, 2020 | Orkney Islands
One of the things that I love most about living in the Orkney Islands, (and there are quite a few!) is being so close to the sea. It is always there like a friend, inviting you to come and visit. I have loved the sea since I was a teenager and I had a long period of...
by Jane Haselden | Jun 1, 2020 | Orkney Islands
Our big move to a little island off the coast of Scotland, is likely to have a big affect on our toddler. Unlike our other four children, her earliest memories will be of life here and the freedom that it offers. Her picture of the world is being formed from this...
by Jane Haselden | May 7, 2020 | Orkney Islands
We are having a wonderful first springtime in Orkney, despite being in the middle of the covid-19 lockdown. I am so grateful to be here, I really can’t think of a nicer place to find ourselves in isolation. We have never seen Orkney in the spring or summer,...
by Jane Haselden | Apr 5, 2020 | Orkney Islands
I didn’t have access to a computer when we first moved to Orkney. We had put a van-full of our belongings into storage and were living out of suitcases. I did however take a lot of photos and it doesn’t seem right to start a blog about our life here,...
