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Ness & Swandro & Skaill – Oh My!…….The Year Turns…

by Bernie Bell - 08:54 on 26 July 2023

The Ness & Swandro & Skaill – Oh My!……

 

‘Dressers’?  Storage?  ???????.....

https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/diary-day-16/

 

‘Firkelling’….

I like it when people use ‘old words’.....

https://www.swandro.co.uk/post/mystery-culverts-but-no-cleggs

 

Pirates!...

Not only archaeology – but Pirates too…

https://archaeologyorkney.com/2023/07/25/skaill-farm-week-two/

The tale of John Gow – from the invaluable Orkneyjar…..

http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/historicalfigures/pirategow/index.html

And…..

https://jgowrum.com/shop/

Rum & Raisin Tablet?  Some folk might be asking what is Tablet?  It’s one of my favourite sweeties, that’s what it is…

https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/10/27/helens-home-cooking-video-recipe-for-scottish-tablet-2/

One of my Great-nephews said it’s a wonder I have a tooth in my head. I have teeth - and they meet - mostly!

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The Year Turns….

Fire-weed ….

 

 

Vetch…

And the real clincher for the turn of the year - Devils-bit Scabious…..

 

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Here’s one I made earlier….. https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/05/26/a-journey-into-the-underworld/

 


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