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Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · 8h

Lunchtime view pretty good today in #Kirkwall

View of bright blue sky and blue sea of Kirkwall Bay. A sunny light day.

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 17d

Advance notice of a House History Workshop at St Ninians Library, Saint Ninians, Stirling, on Friday 21st November, 10am to 11.30am. Stirling Council Archives staff will guide you through #HouseHistory research in this hands-on workshop. Free, but booking essential. #OnePlaceWednesday

House History Workshop

Ever wondered when your house was built, who lived there before you, or what other buildings used to be nearby?

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Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · Sep 3

🤣🤣🤣 Excellent!

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · Aug 28

In one of our archive strong rooms there is a shelf. The shelf does not contain the most exciting or interesting item in the archive but it does contain something amazing.

Read this short thread to find out more. 🧵👇

A row of Archive stacks with turning handles

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Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · Aug 19

#WorldPhotographyDay #ChurchillBarriers #Orkney

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Aug 17

#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!

Submit free via Submittable 👇
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New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination. Prose (fiction and nonfiction); poetry; drama; screenplays; and graphic artwork (mon...

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Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · Aug 17

Travel-ted is enjoying his new Orkney chair. Handmade by Billy Fotheringhame. #OrkneyChair #Travelted

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Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · Aug 14

Sometimes it is fun to have bad eyesight. I read this as "Fruit, plain or Chinese scones' and then spent a good 10 seconds wondering what Chinese scones are.

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Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · Aug 8

I think it is a lost cause.

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · Aug 8

those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this

A book titled "Outdoor Pigs: How to Make them Pay."

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Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · Jul 31

When I was wee, i constantly got my 'd's and my 'j's mixed up. This was a problem at tea parties with grannies and their friends, as i would shout, "pass the dam tarts!" across the table. #teaparty #jamtarts

Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · Jul 26

None sadly.

Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · Jul 26

Great set from #Saltfishforty tonight in #Rousay Left before the dancing bit, cos I'm an auld woman.

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Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · Jul 26

A night away...

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Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · Jul 25

Moor looks amazing just now. Like a fairyland. #Harray

Etherley @etherley.bsky.social · Jul 23

Something wot i wrote... Really hope to find out how he got on with his travels after leaving Scotland. #CharlesMillot

Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · Jul 22

Picture the scene.

It's 1901. It's Paris. You make a bet with some friends that you could walk around the world, funding the entire trip by selling postcards featuring photos of YOURSELF. You set off.

This is the story of Charles Millot. Read it now at: orkneyarchive.blogspot.com