HeyJaredThe Orkney Outpost
Sharing 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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A week in photos (opens the original)
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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 can find myself down those particular rabbit holes for hours. Add in the time spent at my desk working, pretending to work, thinking about work and procrastinating and hey presto…time gone.I take a lot of photos, and videos, which I mostly do absolutely nothing
Four years in Orkney (opens the original)
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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 my last proper “what have we done since we moved” post was two long years ago, which must mean it’s time for an update and it’s going to be mega.Not quite.Comfort brings with it a degree of laziness, not arsed-ness, we’ll do it one day-ness… Which leaves me h
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