It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I am Not a Christmas Person. But my cousin Bonnie is. And she’s been trying to win me over to the dark side for years now. A couple of years ago, for ...

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When we visited Caithness last month, I completely fell in love with the place. Which makes it all the more embarrassing for me to have to admit now that I, er, kind of forgot to take photos of every ...

For most of my life, I’ve known –– or thought I knew –– just three things about the Orkney islands, namely: 1. They’re off the north coast of Scotland, and so incredibly far away –– virtually ...