Fourteen years ago, I walked onto the airplane that brought me to England. I had sold my home, quit my jobs, and hugged my children “Ode to Old Boots”
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Seventeenth Ferry
We are homeward bound! Carrying memories, stories, and experiences in our packs, we are beginning to make our way in from the islands, back along familiar “Seventeenth Ferry”
Holy Wells on Colourful Colonsay
We can’t live without it, so therefore fresh water is holy to humans wherever and whenever they have lived. The wells that supply water to “Holy Wells on Colourful Colonsay”
Pilgrimage to Oronsay
The tiny island of Oronsay is at the heart of our pilgrimage this week as it has been for other pilgrims over the centuries. A “Pilgrimage to Oronsay”
On to Islay
We’re not heading home just yet…. our tour is over but we have an extra week out in the islands, part pilgrimage and part research “On to Islay”
Haste ye back!
The final stage of any pilgrimage is the Return, when we say goodbye to our fellow travelers and head back to our homes and communities, “Haste ye back!”
Orkney Reflections
We came off Orkney this morning, back to the mainland, heading towards a busier world. But before I leave the islands behind I want to “Orkney Reflections”
Art and Heart
If you ever feel like you need a lift, make your way to the Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm, Orkney. This marvelous little chapel was “Art and Heart”
Orkney Overlays
Orkney reaches comfortably across the ages; neolithic stone circles co-exist with iron-age ruins and modern farms. People who come to see the ancient monuments are “Orkney Overlays”
Neolithic Neighbours
Passing by the Old Man of Hoy on our way to the Orkneys, I marveled again at the beauty and diversity of this land. Our “Neolithic Neighbours”