I too am curious about "the values and amenities and lifestyle that keep you there." Anne just west of Philadelphia, PA On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 8:58 AM, stephen davie <stephen.davie@sympatico.ca>wrote: > > > I have read now for years your postings about your life where you > live, and I conclude that you wouldn't want to live anywhere else. > Makes me want to ask what the list entails, that encompasses the values and > ammenities and lifestyle that keep you there. >

On 17/06/2010 14:20, Slater Anne wrote: > I too am curious about "the values and amenities and lifestyle that keep you > there." > Anne > just west of Philadelphia, PA What keeps us here on Stronsay is the peace and quiet. No police presence except for an occasional visit from mainland police to check on shotgun licences etc. No rush hour, no traffic jams, no vandalism. We have two general stores which are well stocked with a wide range of goods and large items such as fridge-freezers are easily ordered over the internet. There's a post office, an hotel, the cafe at the Fishmart and a craft shop. Our own fridge-freezer died last week so I went online and ordered a new one from John Lews; it will be delivered (carriage free) next week and they will take away the old machine at a cost of nine pounds. The weather is sometimes a bit wild but to us that is all part of the charm. We're always well stocked with food, heating oil and gas cylinders and have "wind up" radios and lanterns. -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney <http://claremont.islandblogging.co.uk>