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Archived Letters....

Fine nights in North Ronaldsay, inside and out May, 2008
Travelling down memory lane March 2008
Singing, speakers and dancing mark special night Feb, 2008
The "Talking Rings" Jan, 2008
Harvest Home — a time for celebration and remembrance of bygone days Nov, 2007
Busy times are tinged with sadness Sept, 2007
Summer days filled with work and arts July, 2007
Cast not a cloot 'til May be oot June, 2007
An unforgettable island Easter celebration April, 2007
Thoughts turn to days gone by during a visit to Holland House March, 2007
What would Burns have made of modern life? February, 2007
Looking back as the old year passes January, 2007
Do we really need to restore Old Beacon, or is conservation the best way to proceed? December, 2006
Hot stones, codling and a well-attended fundraising event December, 2006
Harvest Home was tinged with sadness November, 2006
Shine on, harvest moon September 7, 2006
Thinking of the folk who are an inspiration to all August 3 , 2006
Open day provokes thoughts of times past Jun 29, 2006
Recalling island events as daffodils dance in the wing April 27, 2006
Candle and lamp evoke Burns' nights of old February 9, 2006
Bidding traditional farewell to New Year January 19, 2006
Festivities conclude with dancing at the monument January 5, 2006
The time of the whistling sticks December 1, 2005
You couldn't have guessed this was the end of an era November 10, 2005
Times they are a-changing as school head Patricia bids farewell to North Ronaldsay October 13, 2005
Musing and memories of the old hairst moon September 29, 2005
A memorable day in more ways than one August 4, 2005
All the ingredients for a heuld horn letter June 23, 2005
Harvest at Antabreck will never be the same June 2, 2005
Rhythms of art and island life March 10, 2005
New twists to Burns tradition February 10, 2005
Lifeboat fundraiser provokes memories of a trip to the 'North Ronaldsay of Shetland' January 13, 2005
School's come a long way from the days of slate pencils and a yearly visit to Kirkwall November 18, 2004
A wedding planned from afar made for a glittering occasion September 16, 2004
Time to tackle the seven cares of the mountain on my shoulders April 22, 2004
A Burns' Night to remember February 5, 2004
Hogmanay lit up by the moon January 8 , 2004
Islanders remember the fallen December 11, 2003
Harvest Home brings back memories and familiar faces November 2, 2003
A peedie hairst diary inspired by the light of a Harvest moon October 2, 2003
Island portraits from the past September 4, 2003
Island weddings and an incredible journey July 10, 2003
A traditional island wedding June 5, 2003
Home thoughts of wartime days April 3, 2003
Tapes from the past stir old memories February 13, 2003
Islanders' role in the Mim rescue January 2, 2003
Celebration and thanksgiving December 5, 2002
Off colour in the summer October 24, 2002
A 'hairst' moon on North Ronaldsay October 3, 2002

Favourite birds and favourite colours

August 1 , 2002

The sounds of summer

June 20, 2002

Islands apart: change and community

March 28, 2002

Burns' Suppers past and present

February 14, 2002

Yule in North Ronaldsay

January 17, 2002

At an Orkney Harvest Home

December 6, 2001

Hay, planes, and carbide lamps

August 23, 2001

Twinkling with the stars of memory

July 19, 2001

Red diary stirs schoolday memories

April 26, 2001

Where the old folk bide

February 15, 2001

Just to please the old Norsemen

January 25, 2001
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