March 2022

11th March – It’s good to see the old, iconic, red telephone boxes are enjoying a new lease of life. This one, by Stromness Museum, has had a defibrillator installed. It might save a life one day.

14th March – We were thrilled to see the sales held in the Northlight and the Hamnavoe raised so much for the Ukraine disaster fund. Held over the previous two days, the teams raised over £8300 with, hopefully, more to come. H and I made a small contribution and hope we helped.

Art Sale Raises £8340 for #Ukraine

BY THEORKNEYNEWS ON MARCH 14, 2022 • 

The art sale at the Northlight Gallery and Hamnavoe Restaurant in Stromness at the weekend has raised an astounding £8340. All of the money raised is going to the Red Cross Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal.

DEC charities and their local partners are in Ukraine and in neighbouring countries providing food, water, shelter and medical assistance.

The Northlight Gallery sold 133 artworks : paintings, prints, photographs, ceramics and glass.

I’ve not posted for a while, we haven’t been up to anything exciting and the gales haven’t helped. But we woke to a beautiful sunrise this morning and it stayed nice all day.

19th March – Stromness is showing it’s support for Ukraine by flying their flag at the Town House by the pierhead.

20th March – Although it’s a windy day, the light is terrific and the bright sun highlights the colours in the water as the Graemsay leaves the harbour.

27th March – Spent an hour or so at Warebeth beach “bagging the bruck” with the team from Green Orkney. “Bruck” is the Orcadian word for rubbish. The shoreline is always littered with plastic waste, so it’s good to be part of the collection and disposal process.

30th March – After a spell of fine, sunny weather we awoke to a dusting of snow on the the ground. The starlings were very vocal in their demands for breakfast.