Happy Halloween!

As York is in Tier 2 my Halloween celebrations are going to be pretty low key this year. I'm going to miss trick and treating with my godson who thinks Halloween is the best holiday, even better than Christmas, due to the sheer quantity of chocolate on offer! I have however made a little video … Continue reading Happy Halloween!

Stromness ā€“ town of the sea (and home of a storm witch)

I fell in love with the tiny town of Stromness the first time I visited back in 2010. Iā€™d read the books of Orcadian poet, George Mackay Brown (who lived all his life in Stromness) long before my first trip to the islands and I have this slightly whimsical idea that, through his words, the … Continue reading Stromness ā€“ town of the sea (and home of a storm witch)