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Up Helly Aa

Up Helly Aa

It’s been in our heads to visit Shetland for Up Helly Aa for a wee while and this year we managed to do it.  Up Helly Aa is a fire festival which celebrates Shetland’s Viking heritage while also being a very good excuse for a lot of alcohol to be consumed and for [...]

The End of Summer

Bee at Fuscia

Well, I guess that’s that.  It’s finally over.  We had a good run at it but in the end we never really got going, perhaps next year eh?

It was dark by the time I got home from work today, too dark to do anything.  It was pretty damn cold today too.  I almost [...]