Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww !!! Isn't Steve great ? Isabella ----- Original Message ----- From: stephen davie <[email protected]> Date: Friday, September 7, 2007 3:21 am Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Orkney winters To: [email protected] > Dear Jim and Jean: > > I was aware that you had acquired "digs" in west Orkney > mainland  > sometime ago, but must say I found it to be an impressive > commitment  > to make the move there. Last to do it on this list was the > ever  > steadfast Bruce and his dear wife Maureen, holding vigil > on  the east  > shore of Stronsay. Your spirit of adventure and your allegiance > to  > your joie de vivre in making this move, are the things envy is > made  > of, especially as when we grow older we often tend to become > more  > localized, ...or perhaps even stagnant. > > On the issue of becoming "entubed" for those long Orkney > winter  > nights, my vote is ...go ahead...buy the cheater satellite > hookup  > complete with surround sound, and enjoy the world-in-a-box in > your  > stoney hilly croft. > There are some cultural niceties which you might import into > Orkney  > from the long crazy seaside state you called home. I am thinking > of  > perhaps Mama Cass cd's and posters of the Beach Boys and > Jimmy  > Morrison. For home security over there, I 'm thinkin" a two > foot  > square bronzed entrance photo of governor el Terminator..bare > chested  > and defiant.."Don't Even Think About It" or howbout old Clint > and "  > Go Ahead...make My Day!" > > Congratulations on your expression of love for the attitudes > and  > latitudes that an adventurous soul can muster up. Maybe you > can  > follow the lead of Bruce and Maureen and give us a monthly word > photo  > of your life there. > That "California Dreamin' has done ya proud.  Good on ya! > > May the best of life in Orkney be yours... > > Yours aye with a bit of envy mindya.... > > Stephen Davie > > > > On Sep 6, 2007, at 2:44 PM, James Thompson wrote: > > > Thanks, Karen,  BTW, we've enjoyed your postings.  > Jean and I are both > > recently-retired university librarians so we read a lot, or we did > > until today when we adoped two mischievous kittens, who are > running us > > a bit ragged at the moment.  We have been here in the > winter, and > > we've had the roof fixed so it's no bother. > > > > Have you been to Orkney?  If you come, or return, drop by > and have a > > cup:  Lobady, Hillside Road, Twatt -- it's on the map. > > > > Best, > > > > Jim (and Jean) (with fond memories of Memphis from when we > were first > > married) > > > >> > >> Enjoy yourself Jim and Jean.  Many of us envy you your > time in   > >> Orkney, > >> regardless of the weather.  Though I think you'll find > the winter > > not as bad as > >> some would have you think.  When the wind blows too > hard,  it's a > > good time to > >> catch up on reading, TV or whatever you feel > like.   Enjoy it all. > >> > >> Karen > >> (in Memphis) > >> > >> > >> In a message dated 9/6/2007 8:49:54 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > >> [email protected] writes: > >> > >> Hi  all, > >> > >> Now that my wife and I have moved to Orkney we're looking > forward  to > >> watching British television serials over the long Orkney winter. > >> Trouble is, most of these have appeared outside of the > summers,  when > >> we've been visiting, so we don't know about them.  > We've  discovered > >> SPOOKS and LIFE ON MARS; but if anyone has others to > recommend,  we'd > >> love to hear from you. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Jim Thompson > >> Jean  Swanson > >> > >> [email protected] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the > > quotes in  the > > subject and the > >> body of the message > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the > > all-new AOL at > >> http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with > > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body > > of the message > >> > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > 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- > > [email protected] 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- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Isabella