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Filey 2.19: 19 – 25 August 26 Aug 2013 | 05:34 pm
So here we are: the pullover is finished, and what a great pattern it is. I finally decided to extend the cuffs to 6 inches, so they can be rolled back to suit and give the wearer a bit of flexibility...
Filey 2.18: 12 – 18 August 19 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
In the Caithness Archives we have a fascinating series of Wick harbourmaster’s logbooks dating from the 1860s, recording what the weather was like each day and what was happening down at the harbour. ...
Filey 2.17: 29 July – 11 August 11 Aug 2013 | 06:23 pm
You know the saying that travel broadens the mind? Well, in my case it may do, but it also raises the blood pressure, increases stress levels and shortens my life expectancy. Much of this is caused by...
Filey 2.16: July 22-28 28 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
First of all, I should apologise for the sudden drop in quality of this week’s pictures and blog generally. This is not, as you would suspect, because we have outsourced the blog to Taiwan; but becaus...
Filey 2.15: 15 – 21 July 21 Jul 2013 | 05:40 pm
First of all, many thanks to everyone who downloaded a copy of my novel The Cuckoo’s Nest when it was on a free promotion on Amazon last week. The book had some 2,000 downloads, sending it rocketin...
Filey 2.14: 8 – 14 July 15 Jul 2013 | 08:10 pm
After our appetites were whetted last week by the sight of puffins up at Duncansby Head, we decided to explore the large puffin colony up the coast a few miles past Dounreay on the Caithness-Sutherlan...
Filey 2.13: 1 – 7 July 8 Jul 2013 | 06:39 pm
Britain has been basking in a heatwave this weekend, which means that in Caithness the temperatures have reached a giddy 20°C and I celebrated by taking my pullover off and—feeling rather rakish—unbut...
Filey 2.12: 24 – 30 June 1 Jul 2013 | 07:25 pm
It’s the beginning of spider season here in Caithness, so I’ve just been down to the Post Office to get my official hunting permit, and to stock up on a few necessaries (safety goggles, pith helmet, c...
Filey 2.11: 17 – 23 June 24 Jun 2013 | 06:43 pm
On Friday It was Midsummer Day, the longest day of the year; and here in Caithness, when we say longest, we really mean it: the sun rises just after 4.00 in the morning and sets just before 10.30 at—i...
Filey 2.10: 10 – 16 June 17 Jun 2013 | 04:36 pm
Apparently medieval mapmakers gave the name “Ultima Thule” to the land that lay beyond the region of the known world; after last weekend, I call it Sutherland. If you look at a map, you’ll see the fa...
