The Orkney Outpost
Hannah SwierstraSharing the trials and tribulations of going rural after over 40 years of urban comfort and convenience. We first set foot in Orkney on the day we completed on our little crofters cottage. What did we sign up for?
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Comfort required
I am currently stuck on the sofa…there are worse places to be.
My usual morning routine always involves plonking myself on the sofa with a pot of tea, whether I stay for the full pot or not is another matter, but it always starts that way....
A week in photos
Not only am I trying to experiment with my writing, I am also trying to experiment with anything that that doesn’t involve watching TV, scrolling on my phone or reading. All admirable endeavours, I will hear nothing to the contrary, but I c...
Four years in Orkney
We first saw our Orkney cottage on the day we completed and picked up the keys. Friday 19th August 2022. However, we didn’t officially make the move until the following month, the 16th of September to be precise. Looking back I can see that...
Teetering on the cliff tops
Stuck
Honestly I feel like I’m on repeat. I got a bit stuck and stopped.
On the 22nd January, I started writing a listicle of reasons I wouldn’t be visiting the USA in the near future...most featured Trump of course. Then he spoke at Davo...
What I learned from Mindset
Towards the end of 2024, or maybe 2023, I bought myself a small pile of books that were “for the business”. The self-development, mindset, confidence, doing better, being better, kind of thing. Which is not something I am wholly on board wi...
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\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f Living the slightly chaotic goodish life in Orkney. Renovating a stone cottage, growing things and making most of it up as I go. Welcome to my random thoughts.
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