Well, I simply have to ask. I am a new list member, and have been lurking for a week or so. I have enjoyed the posts so far and could decipher them to date even though I wasn't privy to some of the initial conversations, but I don't understand this thread. Am I allowed to ask? Who or what is Victor? If it is something obvious that I am overlooking, please indulge me this once. I am a Canadian (central Ontario) of Scottish birth (Dundee) who has a longing to travel to Orkney for an extended stay. I am intrigued by the history, geography, mythology, weather, and the people (at least of my idea of the population, as I know no one who hails from there). I am an artist who creates small, dressed figurative sculpture, and 'believes' in trolls, elves, and other-wordly beings as subjects ( not quite as strange as I may sound), and Orkneyjar is one of my favorite websites. I am enjoying the list to date and hope that someone will fill me in and not think I am too ignorant for having to ask the question. Thanks for your perseverance, Trish Stover ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ladywillow" <ladywillow@ladywillow.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:34 PM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Anybody heard from Victor? > little do they know !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Juanelan@aol.com> > To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 3:43 PM > Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Anybody heard from Victor? > > > > For Victor the long and dark days of Winter are swiftly passing. > > Those nights without end are melting into the days of sunshine and growth. > > Soon all good things that Victor cares to swell his this body with shall > > walk and flit about him. Now, ere the grass begins its lovely Eastertide > glow, > > Victor dreams of tasty bits that cheer him to no end. > > Victor is our belief in the renewal of the life force after the darkling > > days of Winter. > > A pagan, perhaps heathen observation it is. Yet, Victor's renewal in the > > Spring is a message to us to review our need for spiritual fulfillment. > > Bless wee Victor and all the simple spirits that thrive at the fringe of > > humanity's > > strange stewardship of the earth. - Dan @ Chicago > > > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

Dear Trish: I too, a Canuk in central Ontario, Orcadian by root, Canorky when you blend Canada and the Orkney, am passionately overly fond of the heritage. This Sigurd, our curly redheaded learned brewmaster of this boiling and sometimes frothing Orkney stewpot, concocted with the concerns of many of we "displaced" Orcadians, is a patient fellow, and tolerant of the enthusiasm his patrons amass. Now we have in our midst, a fellow known only as Grumpy, who occasionally verbalizes his intriguing and often complex anxieties. One night he let lose about our Victor, a hapless little Vole, living in the shadow of this volatile Orcadian recluse. Many of us are concerned that Victor may be crushed under the heel of Grumpy's intoxicated boot, or worse, caught in one of those wretched steel traps, gurgling his earthly departure prayers in the presence of a triumphant sadistic bully. Little Victor has become, you see, our true Mascot--our symbol of Orkney tenacity, thrift, cunning and heart. To end his sweet life for the appeasement of a rage, seems very traumatic, and unjust. It stains all the values of our heritage, and despoils the good spirit the kinship of this site brings. And worse, Sigurd is terrified of Grumpy. Rewards have been posted for information revealing his true person. Someone just before Christmas contacted the Scotland Yard to try to discern the true identity of Grumpy. Speculation is that he is the frustrated elected Member for \little Orkney, or a retired senior Justice in a bad marriage, or an unrevealed half brother of Charles, Prince of Wales.. The throne denied may well be the root cause of his "Issue" which causes him to be obnoxious and anti-social, and capable in fact of murdering little Victor. That is about it. It is an issue and a bond based on virtue and principle. Victor's case has been brought before a judiciary committee of the Canadian Government, headed up by Brian Tobin, the former Premier of Newfoundland. If we can find him, he will be escorted to St Johns as a refugee in duress. That should pretty well bring you up to date. Canorky Stephen January 25, 2004, at 12:29 PM, Trish mail wrote: > Well, I simply have to ask. I am a new list member, and have been > lurking > for a week or so. I have enjoyed the posts so far and could decipher > them > to date even though I wasn't privy to some of the initial > conversations, but > I don't understand this thread. Am I allowed to ask? Who or what is > Victor? If it is something obvious that I am overlooking, please > indulge me > this once. > I am a Canadian (central Ontario) of Scottish birth (Dundee) who has a > longing to travel to Orkney for an extended stay. I am intrigued by > the > history, geography, mythology, weather, and the people (at least of my > idea > of the population, as I know no one who hails from there). > I am an artist who creates small, dressed figurative sculpture, and > 'believes' in trolls, elves, and other-wordly beings as subjects ( not > quite > as strange as I may sound), and Orkneyjar is one of my favorite > websites. > I am enjoying the list to date and hope that someone will fill me in > and > not think I am too ignorant for having to ask the question. > Thanks for your perseverance, > Trish Stover > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ladywillow" <ladywillow@ladywillow.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:34 PM > Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Anybody heard from Victor? > > >> little do they know !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <Juanelan@aol.com> >> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 3:43 PM >> Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Anybody heard from Victor? >> >> >>> For Victor the long and dark days of Winter are swiftly passing. >>> Those nights without end are melting into the days of sunshine and > growth. >>> Soon all good things that Victor cares to swell his this body with >>> shall >>> walk and flit about him. Now, ere the grass begins its lovely >>> Eastertide >> glow, >>> Victor dreams of tasty bits that cheer him to no end. >>> Victor is our belief in the renewal of the life force after the > darkling >>> days of Winter. >>> A pagan, perhaps heathen observation it is. Yet, Victor's renewal in >>> the >>> Spring is a message to us to review our need for spiritual >>> fulfillment. >>> Bless wee Victor and all the simple spirits that thrive at the >>> fringe > of >>> humanity's >>> strange stewardship of the earth. - Dan @ Chicago >>> >>> >>> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >>> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word >>> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >>> >>> >> >> >> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the >> word >> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >> > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

Dear Trish: I pushed the wrong button in answering your victor question. Didn't mean to reply to all. Whomever Grumpy is, he is articulate, living in Orkney, and has a marvelous sense of passion for that place. Once in awhile someone asks about Victor, trying to flush him out. Sort of silly, really, but grumpy does write the odd marvelous note. But he won't say who he is or what he does etc. I live near Horseshoe Valley, north of Barrie. Our family(paternal) originated from near Kirfwall on a farm many years ago, but not untill recently were many pieces of the puzzle put in place. I enjoy the site, and hope to go thee this year to soak up the sites and sounds and feelings of what long ago was our home. Tracing one's roots there is a relatively easy task. By the way, there is an artist in Kirkwall named Jane Glue who recently did a painting of our farm. I have it on a jpg if you would like to see it. It is typical of a croft on the ocean on the mainland. Hope you are enjoying this cool weather. Stephen Davie On Sunday, January 25, 2004, at 12:29 PM, Trish mail wrote: > Well, I simply have to ask. I am a new list member, and have been > lurking > for a week or so. I have enjoyed the posts so far and could decipher > them > to date even though I wasn't privy to some of the initial > conversations, but > I don't understand this thread. Am I allowed to ask? Who or what is > Victor? If it is something obvious that I am overlooking, please > indulge me > this once. > I am a Canadian (central Ontario) of Scottish birth (Dundee) who has a > longing to travel to Orkney for an extended stay. I am intrigued by > the > history, geography, mythology, weather, and the people (at least of my > idea > of the population, as I know no one who hails from there). > I am an artist who creates small, dressed figurative sculpture, and > 'believes' in trolls, elves, and other-wordly beings as subjects ( not > quite > as strange as I may sound), and Orkneyjar is one of my favorite > websites. > I am enjoying the list to date and hope that someone will fill me in > and > not think I am too ignorant for having to ask the question. > Thanks for your perseverance, > Trish Stover > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ladywillow" <ladywillow@ladywillow.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:34 PM > Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Anybody heard from Victor? > > >> little do they know !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <Juanelan@aol.com> >> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 3:43 PM >> Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Anybody heard from Victor? >> >> >>> For Victor the long and dark days of Winter are swiftly passing. >>> Those nights without end are melting into the days of sunshine and > growth. >>> Soon all good things that Victor cares to swell his this body with >>> shall >>> walk and flit about him. Now, ere the grass begins its lovely >>> Eastertide >> glow, >>> Victor dreams of tasty bits that cheer him to no end. >>> Victor is our belief in the renewal of the life force after the > darkling >>> days of Winter. >>> A pagan, perhaps heathen observation it is. Yet, Victor's renewal in >>> the >>> Spring is a message to us to review our need for spiritual >>> fulfillment. >>> Bless wee Victor and all the simple spirits that thrive at the >>> fringe > of >>> humanity's >>> strange stewardship of the earth. - Dan @ Chicago >>> >>> >>> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >>> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word >>> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >>> >>> >> >> >> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the >> word >> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >> > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

Hi Stephen We live in Guelph, and Barrie is only about 2 hr from here. I would love to see the jpg of your farm, and you could send it to me off list if you like. The name of my business is Stone Croft Originals, and it's amazing how many people think it's a misspelling of Stone Craft. I envy you your trip this summer. It will be a long while before I am able to go, but go I must some day. Don't know why. I have been attracted since I was a child and first heard of Orkney (or 'the Orkneys') and when I found Orkneyjar, I couldn't believe my good fortune. Dream fodder. I love the sea and wild weather. Nova Scotia and Newfoundland are ideal vacation sites for me, and off season the best time to go. I was only able to return to Scotland once and spent 6 weeks there and in Northern Ireland. Unfortunately it was in 1977 and wasn't the best time to be in Northern Ireland, but it's a memory I treasure. I trust you will give us a good account of your journey when you return. In spite of my succinct reply to your explanation of Victor, it is intruiging, and I appreciate your answer. best Trish ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen davie" <stephen.davie@sympatico.ca> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Anybody heard from Victor? > Dear Trish: > > I pushed the wrong button in answering your victor question. Didn't > mean to reply to all. Whomever Grumpy is, he is articulate, living in > Orkney, and has a marvelous sense of passion for that place. Once in > awhile someone asks about Victor, trying to flush him out. Sort of > silly, really, but grumpy does write the odd marvelous note. But he > won't say who he is or what he does etc. > > I live near Horseshoe Valley, north of Barrie. Our family(paternal) > originated from near Kirfwall on a farm many years ago, but not untill > recently were many pieces of the puzzle put in place. I enjoy the site, > and hope to go thee this year to soak up the sites and sounds and > feelings of what long ago was our home. Tracing one's roots there is a > relatively easy task. > > By the way, there is an artist in Kirkwall named Jane Glue who recently > did a painting of our farm. I have it on a jpg if you would like to > see it. It is typical of a croft on the ocean on the mainland. > > Hope you are enjoying this cool weather. > > Stephen Davie > On Sunday, January 25, 2004, at 12:29 PM, Trish mail wrote: > > > Well, I simply have to ask. I am a new list member, and have been > > lurking > > for a week or so. I have enjoyed the posts so far and could decipher > > them > > to date even though I wasn't privy to some of the initial > > conversations, but > > I don't understand this thread. Am I allowed to ask? Who or what is > > Victor? If it is something obvious that I am overlooking, please > > indulge me > > this once. > > I am a Canadian (central Ontario) of Scottish birth (Dundee) who has a > > longing to travel to Orkney for an extended stay. I am intrigued by > > the > > history, geography, mythology, weather, and the people (at least of my > > idea > > of the population, as I know no one who hails from there). > > I am an artist who creates small, dressed figurative sculpture, and > > 'believes' in trolls, elves, and other-wordly beings as subjects ( not > > quite > > as strange as I may sound), and Orkneyjar is one of my favorite > > websites. > > I am enjoying the list to date and hope that someone will fill me in > > and > > not think I am too ignorant for having to ask the question. > > Thanks for your perseverance, > > Trish Stover > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ladywillow" <ladywillow@ladywillow.freeserve.co.uk> > > To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:34 PM > > Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Anybody heard from Victor? > > > > > >> little do they know !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: <Juanelan@aol.com> > >> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 3:43 PM > >> Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Anybody heard from Victor? > >> > >> > >>> For Victor the long and dark days of Winter are swiftly passing. > >>> Those nights without end are melting into the days of sunshine and > > growth. > >>> Soon all good things that Victor cares to swell his this body with > >>> shall > >>> walk and flit about him. Now, ere the grass begins its lovely > >>> Eastertide > >> glow, > >>> Victor dreams of tasty bits that cheer him to no end. > >>> Victor is our belief in the renewal of the life force after the > > darkling > >>> days of Winter. > >>> A pagan, perhaps heathen observation it is. Yet, Victor's renewal in > >>> the > >>> Spring is a message to us to review our need for spiritual > >>> fulfillment. > >>> Bless wee Victor and all the simple spirits that thrive at the > >>> fringe > > of > >>> humanity's > >>> strange stewardship of the earth. - Dan @ Chicago > >>> > >>> > >>> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > >>> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > > word > >>> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > >> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > >> word > >> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >> > > > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the > > word > > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >