That's right! We had a coal fire in the bedroom but it wasn't lit very often. I do remember my mum lighting it and warming a pan of milk on it, though, on the day that the living room fire was replaced by a gas fire (so the gas was off).

Did you know the deadliest shipwreck in history is not the Titanic? It's the SS Wilhelm Gustloff. Over 10,000, mostly civilians, packed on board to escape the advance of the Red Army into eastern Germany. (1/2)🧵 shipwrecksandseadogs.com/100 #history #maritimehistory #ww2 #shipwreck

@chaosoverlordz.bsky.social Star Trek Voyager: Bride of Chaotica theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/07/s...

Emma Roddick MSP : "The Scotland we believe in is a modern, progressive, socially democratic Scotland at the heart of Europe. " theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/07/e...

Rendall in the Snow theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/07/r...

Weather Forecast 7 January :  Cloudier afternoon, evening rain for Orkney. theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/07/w...

Flannel pyjamas and chunky dressing gowns - and no heating upstairs (1964) Artist: John Berry

With snow cleared enougth for post to arrive finaly got these. Decided to dip my toe into blokees transformers and, welk not opened up soundwave yet (got lego to finish) but wow, for 8 pounds the little guy is great. #transformers

Epiphany ‘The Wise Robin’ (1950) Artist: PB Hickling

Cinderella Gray turned out to be my welcome surprise of 2025 and a certain ice skating scene from early marketing inspired this pic. It features my character Eli and my friend bsky.app/profile/caif... character recreating that scene. Art done by bsky.app/profile/raku... #umamusume

Benjamin Moodie and 200 Indentured Scots : Part 1 theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/06/b...

"By 2032 it is projected that just over one fifth of the population aged 16 and over will be living alone" theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/06/b...

"End the Lib Dem dynasty which has been a disaster in recent decades." theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/06/e...

Weather Forecast 6 January : Snow turns to rain at lower levels, becomes more persistent. theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/06/w...

The first big Lego build I've finished since my cancer journey began. Which means I should have the brain power to finish the Chinese restaurant I started before chemo (it has been half completed for almost two years).

Lovely. And I really like the heavy, dark clouds with more snow in them

Snowed in #Orkney www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH2i...

The difference is night and day. DWP - put barriers up to support. Everything you do is viewed with suspicion, because they "know" you're a scamming scrounger. So anything you say will be used against you. Social Security Scotland treat everyone with dignity and are actually polite and helpful.

The Sky Above You, January 2026 theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/05/t...

700,000+ Benefits Moved Safely and Securely from the DWP to Social Security Scotland theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/05/7...

Discovering the Tiny Fossils, Powerful Indicators of Past Marine Environments theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/05/d...

Weather Forecast 5 January : Further snow showers and some sunny interludes. Less windy, theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/05/w...

Stromness this afternoon. The sun sets as another snow shower arrives.

Juneau, Alaska has had over 80 inches of snow this winter, the worst in 61 years. 9 boats have sunk in the icy harbor with dozens more at risk. A high risk of an avalanche threatens even further damage. #Alaska #Juneau #weather www.yahoo.com/news/article...

I had to have my Canada gloves on #Orkney

UPDATED : Amber Weather Warning 4 January theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/04/u...

What’s Happening? theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/04/w...

Nick's Lentil Soup theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/04/n...

Space Notes January 2026 theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/04/s...

Burma (Myanmar) #OnThisDay theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/04/b...

Weather Forecast 4 January : Staying cold Sunday with frequent snow showers and strong winds. theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/04/w...

No one should be enduring this. Not even the adults. I really hate how we keep separating children and adults. It dehumanizes Palestinians. Bc I don't know if y'all know this, but ideally, kids grow into adults... So why are we abandoning Palestinians at a certain age? Language matters.

Those #EpsteinFiles must be even worse than we all thought

A bitty different from the last time you were here @blazespage.bsky.social. @theorkneynews.bsky.social Video credit Kenny Armet. #Snow #Scotland #Orkney #WhiteOut #SnowStorm #Kirkwall

The West Mainland #Orkney

“Teams visiting displacement camps reported appalling conditions that no child should endure, with many tents blown away or collapsing entirely." #Gaza theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/03/t...

Big Garden Birdwatch 2026 theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/03/b...

Take a Tour of the Ness Battery, Stromness theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/03/t...

Weather Forecast 3 January : Cold with frequent snow showers and strong winds. theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/03/w...

Roads in Orkney blocked by drifting snow. Hellish conditions

The West Mainland #Orkney

“Scotland is a nation and must have the right to decide our own future." theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/02/s...

Is 16 Too Young To Get Married ? theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/02/i...

North Ronaldsay Bird Report 2024 theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/02/n...

Weather Forecast 2 January : Cold with frequent snow showers and strong winds. theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/02/w...

1 Jan 1761 // Four #RoyalNavy ships blockading Pondicherry were driven from their anchorage and wrecked in a cyclone: HMS Duc D'Aquitaine (64 guns), 380 dead; HMS Sunderland (58 guns), 376 dead; HMS Newcastle (50 guns), 350 dead; and HMS Queenborough (24 guns) losses unknown. #NavalHistory

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

Model Yacht Regattas #Orkney 100 Years Ago theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/01/m...

Van Morrison theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/01/v...

Faster Broadband for 3,000 More Homes in Orkney theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/01/f...