Congratulations to your Father. Must be all that good clean living , fresh air and fine food. Wanda Minnetonka MN  (no storm here) It was my Dad's 90th yesterday we have had quite a joyous time as he is so well.  Lots of family and friends. -- . ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Wanda: I guess the reason I got to thinking about Orkney the other day, was that I had some fabulous nights there, on or about the longest day of the year, when at 60 degrees north latitude in Orkney, the days are so full and long and the sunsets seemed to linger on forever. To get away from the tourists, and sit alone on a beach, or a hill, is somehow a case of Orkney speaking for itself, without uttering a single word. When you combine those islands, and their history, which is so many cases is attached to actual places...the standing stones, Maeshowe, the Cathedral, the execution site of St. Magnus, Eynhollow, Kolbein's Castle, etc. etc. etc., well it is just incredible to ponder. For those of us who's families were "enticed" to seek out the new world to trade furs and explore wilder country, well, many of us lost out. The last resident to bear our surname died there in Orkney some years back. We have lots of distant relatives, as basically I think all Arcadians of Viking/Norwegian origin are related, but to take the name off of the farm was tough, and the two men here who wanted to buy it, died within two years of each other in the 1980's. Now we can't seem to connect with a farm on the water there. The one we wanted sold to a chap from the Mediterranean upon which to hunt ducks. Still, people from around the world that I have encountered.... a distant Orkney cousin who is a medical practitioner in Australia now, a lovely lady in Tulsa (on this list), who by the way knew my cousins there without knowing they were related to her, a wonderful old proud Arcadian lady whom I left last time with a lump in my throat for her kindness and sincerity and helpful updating, a friend in Georgia whom I think about every day, another in Maine I met on this site...they all seem to understand the magic magnetic pull from down deep, that I or rather we can only assimilate as to something like a migration lust of a monarch butterfly, who leaves Mexico without thought, to return high up into Canada, with no map, no weather forecasts, and no assurances of arriving alive. Often these types who were so helpful and understanding with me will be the first to acknowledge the feeling, with a "welcome home" or some similar voluntary offering. Even those who's families never left Orkney, seem to "get it." I think that association had to do with the Hudson's Bay Company plucking so many young virile Orkney men off of their home turf, to be swept away forever. The sting of that seems to have endured in Orkney for generations. I am trapped here in the salt mine, that thing called work which smoothes out the roads ahead and provides some degree of feeling productive or capable still. In truth, this evening, at almost 9:00 p.m. in the warm lingering sunshine, I wish I was on that wee beach in Papa Stronsay, or sipping a brew in what's left of the Queens Hotel In Kirkwall or wherever locals convene, listening to the laughter and moans from Arcadian fishermen and be participants and carpenters and philosopher kings, and soaking up those marvelous accents, and amusing sayings and expressions. I recall the circumstances of being first "tested" in a sort of rowdy atmosphere, and then "accepted" which filled me with joy, and stumbling off towards a taxi beside the seaside warfs, happy as a clam! Orkney is about life, really. Life enriched with nature and history, and incredible, proud and practical people. It was nice sleeping in a stoney croft on the sea, with the screenless windows opened all night, and no mosquitoes, bugs or crawly legged intruders. Listening to the seals was like a choir, perhaps impaired and comical, but a choir nevertheless. It sometimes didn't sound much different than the people wound up, in the pub! Beautiful, really, both scenarios! In a couple dozen hours, the days start getting shorter. The shadow pattern will slowly change at Maeshowe and on the Standing Stones and at the Ring of Brodgar. The cattle grow fat on the rich green grasses, and the millers look forward to another good crop of bere. No matter what we do, we can't stop the clock from ticking, so maybe cashing in a few air miles and heading to Scotland, is a plan. If you can do it....go! hmmmm. Stephen On Jun 19, 2010, at 7:02 PM, wngriepp8@comcast.net wrote: > > > Greetings stephen, > > I always enjoy reading your thoughts for the group. Seems I learn > something every time. > > Wanda (historian) > > Minnetonka MN > > Subject: [ORCADIA] A Response....Re: My ties to Orkney... The > island life > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

It seems our administrator/moderator had already addressed the issue and it got lost to me when the subject line was not changed. I therefore offer my apologies to the administrator/moderator for my earlier post. I'll not apologize to one who continued to post about censorship when it was obvious that their posts were coming through. I'll take a moment to add that changing the subject line makes it easier for those of us who decide whether or not to read immediately or at our leisure based on the subject line. Skullsplitter beer doesn't interest me.

Perhaps a few less Skullsplitter Beer(s) [covered extensively in 2007 as the archives prove] would allow  the list is to have an intelligent conversation without resorting to schoolyard name-calling or characterizations which are impossible to arrive at via this medium. Who was the originator of "Act your age, not your shoe size!" ??? ----- Original Message ----- From: charles.tait@zetnet.co.uk Date: Saturday, June 19, 2010 3:39 pm Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer To: orcadia@rootsweb.com > This stie censors me the sole Orcadiian to contribute so sadly > goodbye but this will also be censored by a very veru sad person > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device >

What is the temperature there right now? I'm in Cleveland, Ohio area and we hit 91 today. Not as bad as North Carolina last week at 97F with a heat index of 104. I never acclimated to the high temperatures after living in Orkney. This is just unbearable. On Jun 19, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Charles Tait wrote: Jim Evelyn Hlabse Richmond Heights, Ohio esh1965@att.net

Amen to that! Anne On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Linda Gorzycki <woodcats@flash.net> wrote: > Charles, please don't leave. We need you on this list. > > Linda > Austin, Texas > > >

All lists need moderators to protect the equanimous (I've never seen that word as an adjective, but it's the word I want) majority of participants. I've been on one unmoderated list serve and one moderated on: both for alumnae of my college. The second, moderated, list exists because ONE PERSON on the original list instigated a witch hunt on a couple of the others, pursuing and chastising them for (imagined) nasty things, making the recipients' lives miserable, as well as the rest of us who were unable to persuade her that she was over the top. The instigator was, and still is, of unsound mind, although a quite intelligent professional person. Her persistent nastiness has made the unmoderated list a quiet backwater... Anne in s.e. Pennsylvnia On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Evelyn Hlabse <esh1965@att.net> wrote: > I'm curious about moderation. Why would the list need to be moderated? > > > > Evelyn Hlabse > Richmond Heights, Ohio > esh1965@att.net > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I'm curious about moderation. Why would the list need to be moderated? Evelyn Hlabse Richmond Heights, Ohio esh1965@att.net

Well Pops, now ya know what happens when all the Prkney smitten bears wake up from hibernation! I haven't seen this much action on this site, since the war of the trees, when some of us expats decided we all might chat about planting evergreens of the experimental type, in Orkney! The idea got the same reception as German u-boats did back in 39-45! haha. I was wondering if he...deleted by accident...Charles Tait (Grerat Orkney name!) had ever tho ught of doing up a calendar that started in August. Would be an item of interest if there was such a thing, from my point of view. I'd like a couple calendars, but this year is running out, and as to next year.. well...I've gotten to the stage in life where I am nervous about buying green bananas. Cheers.....Stephen (Esteban si tu quieres) Davie Cobeyne (Kolbein ) Grimbister Davie Family (We are Viking type Orcadians who were abducted by the HBC) On Jun 19, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Jim Jackson wrote: > If anyone else finds that they are in moderated status, let me know > and I > will immediately correct the situation. Of course, if anyone sends > messages > that are offensive to other list members, moderation of that person > will > follow immediately. We can conduct ourselves with respect for one > another > or be blocked from participation. I really am trying to be fair to > one and > all. > > Charles, I wish to apologize for not already clearing your address > from > moderated status. This was an error on my part and I am sorry for it. > > By the way, everyone please try to remember to delete the majority > of the > post to which you are replying, leaving that which is pertinent to > your > reply. This makes for smaller message sizes and easier reading for > us all. > No threat of retaliation here, just a simple request. :) > > Best wishes, > > Jim > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

If anyone else finds that they are in moderated status, let me know and I will immediately correct the situation. Of course, if anyone sends messages that are offensive to other list members, moderation of that person will follow immediately. We can conduct ourselves with respect for one another or be blocked from participation. I really am trying to be fair to one and all. Charles, I wish to apologize for not already clearing your address from moderated status. This was an error on my part and I am sorry for it. By the way, everyone please try to remember to delete the majority of the post to which you are replying, leaving that which is pertinent to your reply. This makes for smaller message sizes and easier reading for us all. No threat of retaliation here, just a simple request. :) Best wishes, Jim

Try Foveran - I think it is still open. Evelyn S. Hlabse Richmond Hts., OH On Jun 18, 2010, at 6:05 PM, charles.tait@zetnet.co.uk wrote: This stie censors me the sole Orcadiian to contribute so sadly goodbye but this will also be censored by a very veru sad person Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> Sender: orcadia-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:00:58 To: Mike Williams<mike@mistra.co.uk>; <orcadia@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: orcadia@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer Thanks, Mike, for the information on Highland Brewing Company. I read about all their beers and it's got my mouth watering already. I especially liked their list of who in Orkney has the stuff on draft. The problem I found with Orkney Brewery and Raven Ale was that no one in Orkney seemed to like Raven, and it was nearly impossible to find. They told me they sent most of it south. The Barony Hotel used to have it on draft, coming out of a wonderful raven shaped tap, but then they dropped it. A couple of visits ago I arrived and went straightaway to Orkney Brewery and bought a cask of it which we set up behind the house (Odin) and we could nip out anytime, fill a jug and enjoy. You can be sure we'll be trying several of the new ones, and the originals as well. Also, there was a link to the scallop and lobster outfit, which sounds like a rival for Orkney Sea Faire, a place we visit often when there. Scooping scallops, oysters (best in the world), cockles (unobtainable here in the states) mussels, and of course lobsters out of huge sea fed tanks a short stone's throw from the sea itself is a real joy and makes for a fine evening. Damn, but I'm getting hungry. Too bad I have to wait so long. The plan is London this August, where I'll be singing with a liturgical choral group in Westminster Abbey, and then Orkney the following summer, back in Odin if we can book it (Olive Taylor, who owns it, seems curiously unavailable at the moment.) If not there, then there are plenty of other fine places to stay. Perhaps we'll see some of you then. Tuck On Jun 18, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Mike Williams wrote: > Hi Tuck, > > The 2nd brewery is run by Rob Hill (former head brewer at Orkney > Brewery). His brewery is in the old dairy at Swannay Farm and he > brews some excellent beers. The web site is at: http://www.highlandbrewingcompany.co.uk/index.shtml > > Mike > > > > ________________________________ > From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> > To: orcadia@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, 18 June, 2010 21:21:00 > Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer > > All, > > Skull Splitter (named not because it splits YOUR skull, but for > Thorfinn Skullsplitter, who got his name by his unique method of > political negotiation) is but one of the several beers from Orkney > Breweries in Quoyloo. It's a dark beer , rather malty, and not too > hoppy. But there is also Dark Island to try and Red MacGregor, and my > favorite, Raven Ale. We can get several of those here at a place > called Zeke's in Dowagiac, Michigan, where they boast about 300 beers > on their extensive list. But none taste as good as when sipped before > a blazing sunset over the Loch of Harray. > > I understand there is now a second brewery in Orkney. Can anyone tells > us what they know about that? > > > Tuck > On Jun 18, 2010, at 3:19 PM, James Thompson wrote: > >>>> People who live in Orkney may not understand this phenomenon, >>>> but I discovered by accident, that some there, surly do. >> >> But it's not just the surly ones! >> >> Jim >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Charles, please don't leave. We need you on this list. Linda Austin, Texas On Jun 18, 2010, at 5:05 PM, charles.tait@zetnet.co.uk wrote: This stie censors me the sole Orcadiian to contribute so sadly goodbye but this will also be censored by a very veru sad person Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> Sender: orcadia-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:00:58 To: Mike Williams<mike@mistra.co.uk>; <orcadia@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: orcadia@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer Thanks, Mike, for the information on Highland Brewing Company. I read about all their beers and it's got my mouth watering already. I especially liked their list of who in Orkney has the stuff on draft. The problem I found with Orkney Brewery and Raven Ale was that no one in Orkney seemed to like Raven, and it was nearly impossible to find. They told me they sent most of it south. The Barony Hotel used to have it on draft, coming out of a wonderful raven shaped tap, but then they dropped it. A couple of visits ago I arrived and went straightaway to Orkney Brewery and bought a cask of it which we set up behind the house (Odin) and we could nip out anytime, fill a jug and enjoy. You can be sure we'll be trying several of the new ones, and the originals as well. Also, there was a link to the scallop and lobster outfit, which sounds like a rival for Orkney Sea Faire, a place we visit often when there. Scooping scallops, oysters (best in the world), cockles (unobtainable here in the states) mussels, and of course lobsters out of huge sea fed tanks a short stone's throw from the sea itself is a real joy and makes for a fine evening. Damn, but I'm getting hungry. Too bad I have to wait so long. The plan is London this August, where I'll be singing with a liturgical choral group in Westminster Abbey, and then Orkney the following summer, back in Odin if we can book it (Olive Taylor, who owns it, seems curiously unavailable at the moment.) If not there, then there are plenty of other fine places to stay. Perhaps we'll see some of you then. Tuck On Jun 18, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Mike Williams wrote: Hi Tuck, The 2nd brewery is run by Rob Hill (former head brewer at Orkney Brewery). His brewery is in the old dairy at Swannay Farm and he brews some excellent beers. The web site is at: http://www.highlandbrewingcompany.co.uk/index.shtml Mike ________________________________ From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> To: orcadia@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, 18 June, 2010 21:21:00 Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer All, Skull Splitter (named not because it splits YOUR skull, but for Thorfinn Skullsplitter, who got his name by his unique method of political negotiation) is but one of the several beers from Orkney Breweries in Quoyloo. It's a dark beer , rather malty, and not too hoppy. But there is also Dark Island to try and Red MacGregor, and my favorite, Raven Ale. We can get several of those here at a place called Zeke's in Dowagiac, Michigan, where they boast about 300 beers on their extensive list. But none taste as good as when sipped before a blazing sunset over the Loch of Harray. I understand there is now a second brewery in Orkney. Can anyone tells us what they know about that? Tuck On Jun 18, 2010, at 3:19 PM, James Thompson wrote: People who live in Orkney may not understand this phenomenon, but I discovered by accident, that some there, surly do. But it's not just the surly ones! Jim --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This stie censors me the sole Orcadiian to contribute so sadly goodbye but this will also be censored by a very veru sad person Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> Sender: orcadia-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:00:58 To: Mike Williams<mike@mistra.co.uk>; <orcadia@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: orcadia@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer Thanks, Mike, for the information on Highland Brewing Company. I read about all their beers and it's got my mouth watering already. I especially liked their list of who in Orkney has the stuff on draft. The problem I found with Orkney Brewery and Raven Ale was that no one in Orkney seemed to like Raven, and it was nearly impossible to find. They told me they sent most of it south. The Barony Hotel used to have it on draft, coming out of a wonderful raven shaped tap, but then they dropped it. A couple of visits ago I arrived and went straightaway to Orkney Brewery and bought a cask of it which we set up behind the house (Odin) and we could nip out anytime, fill a jug and enjoy. You can be sure we'll be trying several of the new ones, and the originals as well. Also, there was a link to the scallop and lobster outfit, which sounds like a rival for Orkney Sea Faire, a place we visit often when there. Scooping scallops, oysters (best in the world), cockles (unobtainable here in the states) mussels, and of course lobsters out of huge sea fed tanks a short stone's throw from the sea itself is a real joy and makes for a fine evening. Damn, but I'm getting hungry. Too bad I have to wait so long. The plan is London this August, where I'll be singing with a liturgical choral group in Westminster Abbey, and then Orkney the following summer, back in Odin if we can book it (Olive Taylor, who owns it, seems curiously unavailable at the moment.) If not there, then there are plenty of other fine places to stay. Perhaps we'll see some of you then. Tuck On Jun 18, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Mike Williams wrote: > Hi Tuck, > > The 2nd brewery is run by Rob Hill (former head brewer at Orkney > Brewery). His brewery is in the old dairy at Swannay Farm and he > brews some excellent beers. The web site is at: http://www.highlandbrewingcompany.co.uk/index.shtml > > Mike > > > > ________________________________ > From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> > To: orcadia@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, 18 June, 2010 21:21:00 > Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer > > All, > > Skull Splitter (named not because it splits YOUR skull, but for > Thorfinn Skullsplitter, who got his name by his unique method of > political negotiation) is but one of the several beers from Orkney > Breweries in Quoyloo. It's a dark beer , rather malty, and not too > hoppy. But there is also Dark Island to try and Red MacGregor, and my > favorite, Raven Ale. We can get several of those here at a place > called Zeke's in Dowagiac, Michigan, where they boast about 300 beers > on their extensive list. But none taste as good as when sipped before > a blazing sunset over the Loch of Harray. > > I understand there is now a second brewery in Orkney. Can anyone tells > us what they know about that? > > > Tuck > On Jun 18, 2010, at 3:19 PM, James Thompson wrote: > >>>> People who live in Orkney may not understand this phenomenon, >>>> but I discovered by accident, that some there, surly do. >> >> But it's not just the surly ones! >> >> Jim >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Orcadians seem to be banned Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: stephen davie <stephen.davie@sympatico.ca> Sender: orcadia-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:22:48 To: <orcadia@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: orcadia@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer Ah...Tuck... I had my first Skullsplitter in the dockside pub on Rousay. Unbeknownst to me, there was a very dignified senior citizen lady watching me out of the corner of my eye, and she determined that I was Canadian. Weeks later I had dinner in Stromness with this wonderful gal, who lives in an old stone croft near Stromness. She is a long lost distant cousin. The pub we went to had many Hudson's Bay era pictures on the wall. She commented that she saw me in that dockside pub on the adjacent island that day, and figured it was me, but was intimidated to outright ask at the time! The beer as we know, is strong. The name Skullsplitter was a controversy some time back. Seems the idea was that the bureaucrats there decided that Skullsplitter meant..."Ya drink too much of this powerful stuff, and your head will feel like it is splitting the next morning." NO brewery would make that a marketing goal, if they wanted to stay afloat in the fickle marketplace. Nothing enjoyable about a headache. Further, it seemed rude, irrevereirreverentnt, and very prejudicial towards the descendants of the Thorfinns. The attempt was to disregard the legitimacy of the name, the history, and the culture. The point was made that there was a legal case to be mount, in respect of the slur the authority was making against this family. I knew of this, and was not surprised to see the name recognized and endorsed, however reluctantly. It was simply stupid. I tried to have our LCBO send some beer here, which they agreed to do, at about the same price as gold nuggets. Nice to know there is some available next door in Michigan. Actually, as I recall, it went down much smoother than you would expect of a jacked up potent brew. Loved the label! So....Michigan then....hmmmm. On Jun 18, 2010, at 4:21 PM, Tuck wrote: > All, > > Skull Splitter (named not because it splits YOUR skull, but for > Thorfinn Skullsplitter, who got his name by his unique method of > political negotiation) is but one of the several beers from Orkney > Breweries in Quoyloo. It's a dark beer , rather malty, and not too > hoppy. But there is also Dark Island to try and Red MacGregor, and my > favorite, Raven Ale. We can get several of those here at a place > called Zeke's in Dowagiac, Michigan, where they boast about 300 beers > on their extensive list. But none taste as good as when sipped before > a blazing sunset over the Loch of Harray. > > I understand there is now a second brewery in Orkney. Can anyone tells > us what they know about that? > > > Tuck > On Jun 18, 2010, at 3:19 PM, James Thompson wrote: > >>>> People who live in Orkney may not understand this phenomenon, >>>> but I discovered by accident, that some there, surly do. >> >> But it's not just the surly ones! >> >> Jim >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Tuck, The 2nd brewery is run by Rob Hill (former head brewer at Orkney Brewery). His brewery is in the old dairy at Swannay Farm and he brews some excellent beers. The web site is at: http://www.highlandbrewingcompany.co.uk/index.shtml Mike ________________________________ From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> To: orcadia@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, 18 June, 2010 21:21:00 Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer All, Skull Splitter (named not because it splits YOUR skull, but for Thorfinn Skullsplitter, who got his name by his unique method of political negotiation) is but one of the several beers from Orkney Breweries in Quoyloo. It's a dark beer , rather malty, and not too hoppy. But there is also Dark Island to try and Red MacGregor, and my favorite, Raven Ale. We can get several of those here at a place called Zeke's in Dowagiac, Michigan, where they boast about 300 beers on their extensive list. But none taste as good as when sipped before a blazing sunset over the Loch of Harray. I understand there is now a second brewery in Orkney. Can anyone tells us what they know about that? Tuck On Jun 18, 2010, at 3:19 PM, James Thompson wrote: >>> People who live in Orkney may not understand this phenomenon, >>> but I discovered by accident, that some there, surly do. > > But it's not just the surly ones! > > Jim > > > --------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. > ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Skull Splitter and Dark Island are both available in this area, thank the Lord and the US Customs outfit. I am a frequent purchaser of the same at an import shop about 6 miles East of my home in Casa Grande, Arizona, US. I'm glad that this contact occurred - I'm out of both. By the Bye, the temperature outside our back door right now is 104 F. O to be in my Granddad's home just NW of Pierowall, Westray. (James Drever, by name) My best to all herein connected--- Jim Driver, Jr., Casa Grande, AZ -----Original Message----- From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> To: Mike Williams <mike@mistra.co.uk>; orcadia@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, Jun 18, 2010 3:00 pm Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer Thanks, Mike, for the information on Highland Brewing Company. I read about all their beers and it's got my mouth watering already. I especially liked their list of who in Orkney has the stuff on draft. The problem I found with Orkney Brewery and Raven Ale was that no one in Orkney seemed to like Raven, and it was nearly impossible to find. They told me they sent most of it south. The Barony Hotel used to have it on draft, coming out of a wonderful raven shaped tap, but then they dropped it. A couple of visits ago I arrived and went straightaway to Orkney Brewery and bought a cask of it which we set up behind the house (Odin) and we could nip out anytime, fill a jug and enjoy. You can be sure we'll be trying several of the new ones, and the originals as well. Also, there was a link to the scallop and lobster outfit, which sounds like a rival for Orkney Sea Faire, a place we visit often when there. Scooping scallops, oysters (best in the world), cockles (unobtainable here in the states) mussels, and of course lobsters out of huge sea fed tanks a short stone's throw from the sea itself is a real joy and makes for a fine evening. Damn, but I'm getting hungry. Too bad I have to wait so long. The plan is London this August, where I'll be singing with a liturgical choral group in Westminster Abbey, and then Orkney the following summer, back in Odin if we can book it (Olive Taylor, who owns it, seems curiously unavailable at the moment.) If not there, then there are plenty of other fine places to stay. Perhaps we'll see some of you then. Tuck On Jun 18, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Mike Williams wrote: > Hi Tuck, > > The 2nd brewery is run by Rob Hill (former head brewer at Orkney > Brewery). His brewery is in the old dairy at Swannay Farm and he > brews some excellent beers. The web site is at: http://www.highlandbrewingcompany.co.uk/index.shtml > > Mike > > > > ________________________________ > From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> > To: orcadia@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, 18 June, 2010 21:21:00 > Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer > > All, > > Skull Splitter (named not because it splits YOUR skull, but for > Thorfinn Skullsplitter, who got his name by his unique method of > political negotiation) is but one of the several beers from Orkney > Breweries in Quoyloo. It's a dark beer , rather malty, and not too > hoppy. But there is also Dark Island to try and Red MacGregor, and my > favorite, Raven Ale. We can get several of those here at a place > called Zeke's in Dowagiac, Michigan, where they boast about 300 beers > on their extensive list. But none taste as good as when sipped before > a blazing sunset over the Loch of Harray. > > I understand there is now a second brewery in Orkney. Can anyone tells > us what they know about that? > > > Tuck > On Jun 18, 2010, at 3:19 PM, James Thompson wrote: > >>>> People who live in Orkney may not understand this phenomenon, >>>> but I discovered by accident, that some there, surly do. >> >> But it's not just the surly ones! >> >> Jim >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes but Orcadians are censored ------Original Message------ From: James Thompson Sender: orcadia-bounces@rootsweb.com To: orcadia@rootsweb.com ReplyTo: orcadia@rootsweb.com Sent: 18 Jun 2010 20:19 Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] A Response....Re: My ties to Orkney... The island life >>People who live in Orkney may not understand this phenomenon, >>but I discovered by accident, that some there, surly do. But it's not just the surly ones! Jim --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

>>People who live in Orkney may not understand this phenomenon, >>but I discovered by accident, that some there, surly do. But it's not just the surly ones! Jim --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/

Thanks, Mike, for the information on Highland Brewing Company. I read about all their beers and it's got my mouth watering already. I especially liked their list of who in Orkney has the stuff on draft. The problem I found with Orkney Brewery and Raven Ale was that no one in Orkney seemed to like Raven, and it was nearly impossible to find. They told me they sent most of it south. The Barony Hotel used to have it on draft, coming out of a wonderful raven shaped tap, but then they dropped it. A couple of visits ago I arrived and went straightaway to Orkney Brewery and bought a cask of it which we set up behind the house (Odin) and we could nip out anytime, fill a jug and enjoy. You can be sure we'll be trying several of the new ones, and the originals as well. Also, there was a link to the scallop and lobster outfit, which sounds like a rival for Orkney Sea Faire, a place we visit often when there. Scooping scallops, oysters (best in the world), cockles (unobtainable here in the states) mussels, and of course lobsters out of huge sea fed tanks a short stone's throw from the sea itself is a real joy and makes for a fine evening. Damn, but I'm getting hungry. Too bad I have to wait so long. The plan is London this August, where I'll be singing with a liturgical choral group in Westminster Abbey, and then Orkney the following summer, back in Odin if we can book it (Olive Taylor, who owns it, seems curiously unavailable at the moment.) If not there, then there are plenty of other fine places to stay. Perhaps we'll see some of you then. Tuck On Jun 18, 2010, at 4:15 PM, Mike Williams wrote: > Hi Tuck, > > The 2nd brewery is run by Rob Hill (former head brewer at Orkney > Brewery). His brewery is in the old dairy at Swannay Farm and he > brews some excellent beers. The web site is at: http://www.highlandbrewingcompany.co.uk/index.shtml > > Mike > > > > ________________________________ > From: Tuck <tuck12@comcast.net> > To: orcadia@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, 18 June, 2010 21:21:00 > Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer > > All, > > Skull Splitter (named not because it splits YOUR skull, but for > Thorfinn Skullsplitter, who got his name by his unique method of > political negotiation) is but one of the several beers from Orkney > Breweries in Quoyloo. It's a dark beer , rather malty, and not too > hoppy. But there is also Dark Island to try and Red MacGregor, and my > favorite, Raven Ale. We can get several of those here at a place > called Zeke's in Dowagiac, Michigan, where they boast about 300 beers > on their extensive list. But none taste as good as when sipped before > a blazing sunset over the Loch of Harray. > > I understand there is now a second brewery in Orkney. Can anyone tells > us what they know about that? > > > Tuck > On Jun 18, 2010, at 3:19 PM, James Thompson wrote: > >>>> People who live in Orkney may not understand this phenomenon, >>>> but I discovered by accident, that some there, surly do. >> >> But it's not just the surly ones! >> >> Jim >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

On 18/06/2010 13:55, dear dron wrote: > 2010/6/17 Charles Tait<charles.tait@zetnet.co.uk> >> Last for today. >> But I like most Orcadians am 100% against a Pentland Firth tunnel. > > Why, for what reason?? > Andrei Because it makes Orkney too accessible. -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney <http://claremont.islandblogging.co.uk>