Weather: Lovely bright day after a couple of dreary ones
Listening to: Lynton Kwesi Johnson - Forces of Viktry
Quote for the day : "You lookin' at me? I don't see anyone else here........., Punk?" That might be a mixture of Dirty Harry and Taxi Driver; sorry for the purists. If getting an air rifle to control rabbits makes me think that imagine what an Uzi for £100 from a guy in the pub must make you feel like?
No major happenings here. We went to the great metropolis that is Kirkwall yesterday. 1.5 hr on boat each way, good fun and excellent bacon sandwiches. Sea flat as a pancake so nice to watch the islands zipping past. Kirkwall's got most things you could ask for. I got a strimmer and rotovator to be prepared for smallholding next spring (they were on offer!). We found a fantastic shop called Shearer's that had every creature comfort of a foodie nature which one could ask for! A full range of Patak's pickles!
Found this groovy fish on the beach yesterday. It's a lumpsucker (you lookin' at me, Lumpsucker?). Quite common apparently, otters like them. We may have seen an otter the other day but I won't claim it 'til I'm sure.
If anyone has 400 grand going spare there is a very nice peninsula for sale here. We went for a walk there the other day, you drive for a mile over a beach beside amazing sand dunes to get to it. There's a little hamlet around a 16th century house and a range of amazing stone buildings. Apparently the previous owner quibbled about £2000 bill for boat repairs - three years later the bailiffs took his estate away! I can send the full agents details if you are interested. Picture below - the building with the damaged roof is the hexagonal horse mill - what a disgrace to let fall into disrepair!
Must do Christmas cards tonight so I'll leave it there.
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