Mid-August sees us looking down the wrong end of Winter’s loaded gun, and with no central heating… Ah – you may scoff, but there is Orcadian folk wisdom that says “County Show, and then it is Winter.” Well, the weather on County Show day was proof enough that Summer is on her last legs – …
Monthly archives: August 2011
Look – it is me!
OK. I am here, as promised. I even have an outline post in my head. Sadly, I am about to be turfed from the office while a conference call takes place… so this post may never be written. All the same, I thought I’d wave a cheery hello from this direction. Cooo-eee! The washing is …
Hello
Hello. Yes. I still walk the face of this planet – though this blog might lead you to believe otherwise. Sigh. This was the week in which I planned to get back into the swing of it. With the annual show over, I thought… Alas, it was not to be. I have spent the week …
In Praise of the Male Muse
So, it is Monday Muse day again. The Muses were traditionally female but I have Male Muses to speak of today. First up is Jared Flood – aka Brooklyn Tweed. I know he has been noted in these pages more than once but today he gets a special mention for inspiring me with his Bridgewater …
Home from the Show
The weather was not very kind to us today but the Show went on, as always. Personal fortunes were mixed, as normal, and there were the usual “interesting” judging decisions to keep us entertained and in discussion for some weeks to come – this year they fell more in my favour than against. I had …
Catching up
I know things have been apparently quiet – behind the Woolgathering scenes it has however been all go… Most of is is extremely dull and I shall not involve you, dear reader, in the tedium of life on the Windswept Acre. Suffice to say that there have been many expletives emanating from the garage… and …