Ruth from the Heritage Centre shared this exact page with me a day or two ago - how serendipitous. I loved your conversation with Jimmy and would love to find out if he knows anything more. Once I find some employment here in Scotland I would love to buy a physical or digital copy of Rag Stones.

What a monumental post.

This has felt extremely fortunate to come across - I am working on a book about my family history and it seems possible that my 4x great grandfather may have been one of Mackenzie's men who helped to build the Galloway Dyke on Sanday.

Fun! Thanks for the suggestion and the site 🎅🏻

The interface is certainly looking a lot cleaner and more user-friendly since I last logged in.

When we arrived 12 hours late in NZ, Air NZ took over and offered us accommodation, a buffet breakfast, the next available flight to Christchurch, helped us track down a missing bag from Air Canada, amazing service. I think I take for granted how good our national carrier is.

Kia oraaaaa Emma! Yeah, worlds colliding for sure, although I've been terrible at keeping up with the world of Bluesky. Alright okay I'll have to check it out when I'm back in Christchurch before the year kicks in. Hope you've managed something of a holiday break!

Love this - admittedly have never actually been to the Afghan restaurant so maybe this is my excuse!

Kia ora Pearse! I’m honoured to get a mention, I’ve really let Bluesky slip off the radar. Ōtautahi is certainly home for me so I’d love to show you around. If you’re on IG my handle is 03_todd? Otherwise I’m sure we can find some other way.

Not covering roads but one is slightly covering a turn off. Another one is from a private property onto a footpath.

I haven’t been on Bluesky in more than a month and this is the best notification to get me back on here. You best bet I’m about to book now, thank you so much.