December 2022

Happy New Year everyone !

 apologies for being late with the December blog but had computer hitches.

Hope you've all had a lovely peaceful time.

Christmas morning started with a swim followed by sandy champagne and cake, what better way to start the day !

Malcolm kindly offered to be waiter

thank you fellow mermaids !

Wilma just looked on but wanted to be carried back by Frank

and Wilma looks on admiringly as Frank comes to cook our Christmas lunch in true glitzy style, complete with diamonte shoes and sequins.

thank you Frank for our fabulous lunch !!!

Frank has been North Ronaldsay's medic for the past month and looked after us all extremely well but now he is returning home, so here's a little song especially for Frank ...

Chorus

Frankie's going to Colchester, he's leaving on the plane,

Frankie's going to Colchester, hope he's coming back again.

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He bought himself a wetsuit and threw himself into the sea,

singing to the seals and shrieking with such glee !

Chorus

He fed the islanders, fifty more, with such a gourmet feast

we've all put on an inch or two at the very least.

Chorus

He brought colour to our island with scrubs of vivid pink,

diamonte shoes and sequins, you really had to blink !

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Never a nurse like Frankie has the island ever seen,

Oh, so very Prada ! he's our dancing queen.

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A man of many talents, he's made us laugh and laugh,

Oh, do we love our Frankie?

Oh, yes we do, not half !

Chorus

June Purvis 

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Around the island in December ....

                                          

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Quote and artwork by Judith Haron

artist and advocate for endangered species

"Let there be peace on Earth and

 let it begin with me"

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Books of the month

Three great Christmas books that we were delighted to receive ......

thank you Helen and Malcolm, look out for the results !

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Thank you Olly and Sian for these next two great books 

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think they knew that I'd ordered a trike !

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I have bought myself a trike to get around the island instead of always using the car, and I find difficulty in trying to ride a two wheel bike.

When I look back at my previous cycling experiences it is perhaps no wonder !!

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Three or four wheels seemed so much more sensible and so much more fun.

Just need to strengthen up my thigh muscles against the Orkney winds !

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Pause for thought

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So from us,  snuggly Wilma

and sleepy Tilly

We wish you all the very best of everything for 2023

Malcolm and June

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