Through the Viewfinder » Once more unto the breach dear friends

Oh dear oh dear. Toys are now being thrown out of the pram and all I can do is laugh my head off. A few months ago I made a ... [Link]

Thewhitesettlers' Piece of the Blogosphere » A Sideways Gaze

I was reading, in one of those black & white things that are re(a)d all over, a newspaper, that this woman in Iran was getting stoned. I thought that whatever ... [Link]

calumannabel » Le Guga est arrive - sorry my pooter doesn’t do acute accents

Gastronomic highlight of the Ness year, Dods MacFarlane and the boys are back with a boat full of guga. Ness exiles from other parts of the island are busy collecting ... [Link]

Arnish Lighthouse » Nicolson Institute

Just sharing a few images of the area around the Nicolson Institute on Springfield Road in Stornoway. The Pink School, Springfield South, has been knocked down - this is one ... [Link]

Arnish Lighthouse » Pairc buy-out

More developments on the Eastern Front, also known as the Pairc community buy-out bid. I am linking to the article on Hebrides News, but do draw the conclusion that the ... [Link]

Thewhitesettlers' Piece of the Blogosphere » Don’t Get ME to Help

A friend of mine was going into hospital, for an operation, I will not go into details of the op. it just would not be right, and there might be ... [Link]

calumannabel » Gazette letter about Callanish Visiting Centre

Someone called Donna Smith has written to the Gazette complaining about a lack of facilities on a Sunday at Callanish. Having married into a New Tolsta family she says she ... [Link]

Arnish Lighthouse » Cliffhanger

On Saturday (August 27th), Dave Macleod and Tim Emmett climbed Sron Uladail in North Harris. It took them six hours to climb this 600 feet high outcrop, an event televised ... [Link]

Arnish Lighthouse » St Kilda - 80 years on

the villagers of St Kilda were packing up their belongings, before leaving the island of their birth forever. Some left a bowl of grain on the table, with the Bible ... [Link]

Arnish Lighthouse » Pollution

MV Isle of Lewis, 13 December 2009 Calmac, our ferry operator, could face prosecution under pollution laws over the exhaust fumes of the Isle of Lewis ferry. Since this boat ... [Link]

calumannabel » A short message to all Hebridean new born lambs

Gambol responsibly [Link]

Thewhitesettlers' Piece of the Blogosphere » Not Time Four Bed

At the end of every summer there are too many sad chores. In a barrel of Granny Smiths you’ll find plenty of rotten cores A man can still ride his ... [Link]

Thewhitesettlers' Piece of the Blogosphere » The Carnival Ain’t Over Yet…..

Here is a link to the flash dance in Stornoway, at the 2010 carnival. The beautiful lead dancer, is none other than my darling daughter ( known in my Virtual ... [Link]

Arnish Lighthouse » Acclaim

The Arnish Lighthouse is pleased to note that it has won critical acclaim in the most recent posting on The (Made Up) History of Stornoway journal. In a run-down of ... [Link]

Thewhitesettlers' Piece of the Blogosphere » My Coffee Break.

Hi, it’s me again, just spilled my coffee, again. I’d just like to, for once, be able to make and enjoy a cup of coffee, without spilling any. I put ... [Link]

Arnish Lighthouse » August

The Arnish Fabrication Yard has received an order for a tidal energy generator device, which will be trialled in the sea narrows between the islands of Islay and Jura. This ... [Link]

Thewhitesettlers' Piece of the Blogosphere » HEADLINERS

There was a competition in the P&J to “WIN A FANTASTIC ipad”. Now the iPad may be fantastic, but are there other iPads that are NOT fantastic? If I were ... [Link]

Barebraes » Shapinsay Show

Most of you in Orkney are probably having a great time at the County Show. Beer tent, Prize Giving, Farm Machinery and lots of fun and excitement. Those of you ... [Link]

View from the Helm » Westside Show

The 29th Westside Show was held at Barvas Machair last Friday (20th July) and we spent a pleasant couple of hours there in the rain. It wasn’t a good day ... [Link]

Through the Viewfinder » The Rising Tide.

After the rather frantic last few weeks I am now entering a quieter patch. Even if only for a few days I have absolutely nothing planned at all, and that ... [Link]