Wall Ornaments
Posted: Tuesday, 12 June 2007 |
See now, some wifies have pictures, some have shelves o` nicknacks. I like bows! The more the merrier! *big grin*
here is a pic o` me wall, it has me three crossbows on it plus some o` me new archery bows (wi` me favourite one, of course, at the top, unstrung, isn`t he pretty though?)
Sorry about the sofa but I`d tae stand weel back tae fit the whole lot in.
Yesterdays trip tae toon was fine, the sun shone brilliantly all day until we got on the Varagen back tae Sanday and ran intae a wall o` mist. Well, when I say `ran intae` I dinnae mean literally, ye understand....it just gave that impressions, sae thick the fog was. But the toon was as hectic as ever...is it me or does the traffic there get worse wi` each passing year? All o the tourists were there sightseeing and sitting in the sun ootside the cathedral, and browsing the shops. There is a grand buzz tae Orkney this time o` year, but me being a hermit was awfy glad tae step in me ain wee front door (well, we only have the one door, but it counts as `front` just the same) and put me feet up wi` a hot cup o` coffee and watch the mist swirl ootside the window.
And listen tae the silence...nae traffic...nae screaming schoolkids....nae babbling folks....just peace and quiet and the chuckling o` me ain ducks and the peeping o` their weans.
I have a surplus o` goats milk, mair than we can drink. So I`m freezing it and will mak cheese wi` it soon. I`m also freezing the eggs (seperately, yolks and whites) tae have enough for baking and cooking when the hens stop laying. There are three hens sitting on nests at the moment so we hope tae have peedie chickens sometime soon.
The other day me friends frae the sooth o` Sanday were up visiting. Just as they were getting ready tae gaun hame, the lassie spotted something flapping on the fence o` the field ahind the hoose. Me, being blind as a bat, thought it was only a piece o` paper caught there, but it wasnae, there were three other oystercatchers whirling aroond, quite distressed judging by the soond they made, and the `paper` was an unfortunate oystercatcher caught on the barbed wire o` the fence by the leg. Can I just say, I HATE barbed wire. I have seen bulls determined tae come oot o` a field just walk right through it withoot a second thought, so it cannae be tae keep beasts in....
onyway, there was the peedie bird, so I took off me shirt and wrapped it aroond it tae haud it still, and had tae send for himself, having only twa hands. He got the leg off the wire but it was badly mangled...the bird had tried tae free itself, but the foot had been pinned on the barbs and twisted, then in its flapping aroond it had broken its ain leg and the bone was clean oot o` the skin. No` a pretty sight, tae be sure.
So we took it hame and himself took the leg off just above the break whilst I held it still. One no` verra happy wee oystercatcher later, we put him in a quiet box I use for injured beasts, wi` food, water and straw and left him be. I dinnae like tae overhandle injured wild beasts, see, for when I have tae let them go again I reckon it`s no sae guid for them tae have the smell of folks all ower them.
We kept it for twa days and wasnae sure it would mak` it, but he perked up this morning so we let him go...he`ll no be able tae walk again but he flew just fine, and seemed in fairly guid spirits. Wi` luck he`ll mak` it. If I spot him aroond the place I`ll record it here, it would be guid tae see him thriving.
Usually, ye see, when I come on injured birds like that, I put them oot o` their misery. I`m no` entirely sure what made me sort this one, but I`m glad we did. I dinnae ken sae much aboot wild birds (beyond what mak`s guid eating!) but the other oystercatchers stuck aroond for the time we had him in the box tae. I wonder if they were siblings, or parents? I`ll never ken onyway.
here is a pic o` me wall, it has me three crossbows on it plus some o` me new archery bows (wi` me favourite one, of course, at the top, unstrung, isn`t he pretty though?)
Sorry about the sofa but I`d tae stand weel back tae fit the whole lot in.
Yesterdays trip tae toon was fine, the sun shone brilliantly all day until we got on the Varagen back tae Sanday and ran intae a wall o` mist. Well, when I say `ran intae` I dinnae mean literally, ye understand....it just gave that impressions, sae thick the fog was. But the toon was as hectic as ever...is it me or does the traffic there get worse wi` each passing year? All o the tourists were there sightseeing and sitting in the sun ootside the cathedral, and browsing the shops. There is a grand buzz tae Orkney this time o` year, but me being a hermit was awfy glad tae step in me ain wee front door (well, we only have the one door, but it counts as `front` just the same) and put me feet up wi` a hot cup o` coffee and watch the mist swirl ootside the window.
And listen tae the silence...nae traffic...nae screaming schoolkids....nae babbling folks....just peace and quiet and the chuckling o` me ain ducks and the peeping o` their weans.
I have a surplus o` goats milk, mair than we can drink. So I`m freezing it and will mak cheese wi` it soon. I`m also freezing the eggs (seperately, yolks and whites) tae have enough for baking and cooking when the hens stop laying. There are three hens sitting on nests at the moment so we hope tae have peedie chickens sometime soon.
The other day me friends frae the sooth o` Sanday were up visiting. Just as they were getting ready tae gaun hame, the lassie spotted something flapping on the fence o` the field ahind the hoose. Me, being blind as a bat, thought it was only a piece o` paper caught there, but it wasnae, there were three other oystercatchers whirling aroond, quite distressed judging by the soond they made, and the `paper` was an unfortunate oystercatcher caught on the barbed wire o` the fence by the leg. Can I just say, I HATE barbed wire. I have seen bulls determined tae come oot o` a field just walk right through it withoot a second thought, so it cannae be tae keep beasts in....
onyway, there was the peedie bird, so I took off me shirt and wrapped it aroond it tae haud it still, and had tae send for himself, having only twa hands. He got the leg off the wire but it was badly mangled...the bird had tried tae free itself, but the foot had been pinned on the barbs and twisted, then in its flapping aroond it had broken its ain leg and the bone was clean oot o` the skin. No` a pretty sight, tae be sure.
So we took it hame and himself took the leg off just above the break whilst I held it still. One no` verra happy wee oystercatcher later, we put him in a quiet box I use for injured beasts, wi` food, water and straw and left him be. I dinnae like tae overhandle injured wild beasts, see, for when I have tae let them go again I reckon it`s no sae guid for them tae have the smell of folks all ower them.
We kept it for twa days and wasnae sure it would mak` it, but he perked up this morning so we let him go...he`ll no be able tae walk again but he flew just fine, and seemed in fairly guid spirits. Wi` luck he`ll mak` it. If I spot him aroond the place I`ll record it here, it would be guid tae see him thriving.
Usually, ye see, when I come on injured birds like that, I put them oot o` their misery. I`m no` entirely sure what made me sort this one, but I`m glad we did. I dinnae ken sae much aboot wild birds (beyond what mak`s guid eating!) but the other oystercatchers stuck aroond for the time we had him in the box tae. I wonder if they were siblings, or parents? I`ll never ken onyway.
Comments
Your skins are gorgeous, Hermit. Fpu has always wanted to keep the skins of deceased feline friends, but has not either the nerve or the know-how to do the job properly...*shudder*
Flying Cat from alive&kicking
In Norway we eat a lot of goat cheese, mostly the brown one. It tastes like milkchocolate. Foreigners don't like it, they are only familiar with the white one. I will bring a brown cheese with me when we are coming to Orkney.
Dag from Norway
Not bad, not bad. In fact, pretty good. Beats the usual parlor decorations by a mile and a half. Say Hermit, have you joined the Viking equivalent of the NRA?
mjc from NM,USA
Hermit, what is the hide on the left? A cow hide? When tanned, are the cowhides and goat hides soft and pliable (like the sheep ones)? No goat hides mentioned on your website: would they be special order? Ibid. with patterned (rather than mono-chrome) cow hides. I discovered your nice website today.
mjc from NM,USA
hermit - re lake of lovely goatsmilk ... if you could find local soapmaker (is there one on Orkney?), and if she were worth her salt, she would take some of the excess off your hands with hi-fallutin' Thankyous ...! Then you could have a 'co-operative' product to sell ... :-) Goatsmilk soap is a wonderful thing ... and supposed to be very kind for the skin too ...
soaplady from lightbulb sparkling over head
You have a guid heart Hermit Mabye a "mother hen complex" Your armory is expanding healthily but it seems hunting is in conflict with your love for the "wild" With all these experiences How aboot a book.....call it "Strongheart ..Sandays Hermit reveals all".
frodo the scot from utica michigan
There are parental units hereabouts who don't exactly remember the brown Norwegian goatsmilk cheese as tasting like chocolate, but are far too polite to elaborate....fpu loved the supermarket shelves bursting with cartons of fruit yogurt drinks tho', and the street stalls bursting with summer berries....and the Bergen fishmarket...
Flying Cat from Norway Dreaming
that`s a grand idea Soaplady, no sure if there are soapmakers nearby but will ask and see. mjc, the skins are goat on the right and the other twa, coohides, there`s another coohide (complete with heid) on another wall. They are soft and supple, it just taks a wee bit o` work tae mak` them like that. :-) Dag, I`ve never tasted brown cheese, only the white! I mak twa types, a soft cottage type and one that is awfy like thon commercial cream cheese ye can buy, which is me favourite. Hiya Frodo, no, nae conflict, I`m a practical lassie at heart. ;-)
Hermit from thinking aboot soap
Listening to the silence sounds wonderful to me, Hermit, although I don't think I could cope with all the injured birds you seem to get. Hope the OC will be OK.
Jill from EK
FC, when the time comes, I hope FPU and MPU will bear in mind that, in memoriam, I would rather have you stuffed (and shipped to me, shrink wrapped, overnight delivery, prepaid). I would rather talk to you than step on you, FC: of course, you won't be able to answer back (unless a cpu and assorted electronic internalia are forced inside), praise the laird. I would put you right up there on the TV, by the cat's ears/antennae, close by the box containing Father Ted's DVDs. A cozy arrangement for all. Whaddya think?
mjc from NM,USA
When first glancing at your lovely photo, a thought ran through my head, no not a thought, more a song, and this was it..ahem ( just clearing my throat there ) , ok here goes.... Flintstones meet the Flintstones, have a Yabbadabba doo time a dabba doo time, have a gay old time.. WILMAAAAA. sorry HL, nae offence like, jist tellin' it like it is, aw right. Another ace blog HL. Does that get me oot the stoochie?
Tws from Cartoon Network
near enough tws, near enough...though, would just like tae point oot, I`m no` wearing a fur bikini for onybody....no` unless they`re wanting tae be traumatised for life....
Hermit from A Cave
The oyster catchers are having a hard time up here, I found one with a broken wing but alas it had to be put out of its misery as there was nothing we could do for it. The RSPB man said it was the kindest thing to do
Barebraes from Shapinsay
Just have to put in my two cents, if no-one cares for the gjetost (I probably didn't spell that right) that Dag might bring, I will be more than glad to take it off their hands! That's the only request I ever have ask from my family to bring me. Love it, love it , love it!
macQ from NMtoo, USA
Oh, macQ from NMtoo: do you have the gjetost (or whatever) with green or red? on or side?
mjc from NM,USA
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