Trees!

You go to sleep sailing away from Lerwick, and wake up in Aberdeen. And there’s the chairs that Aberdeen workers use for a pre-work massage… so public. Then catch a train to Glasgow; trees! So nice to see trees. On the walk from the ferry through to Aberdeen Union Square (that massive complex which housesContinue reading “Trees!”

I didn’t know it was wool week…

Wool week; Shetland’s biggest annual event. Folk from all over the world attending workshops, crafting together, buying local fibre and produce…. and sightseeing. Startled looks every time I had to admit I wasn’t there for the event; apparently I fit the profile. My host text ahead of time, offering to store my bag until check-in.Continue reading “I didn’t know it was wool week…”