Orkney – The Broch of Gurness

Orkney – The Broch of Gurness

On to the Broch of Gurness on Orkney, the third part of my brief visit to the islands.  Brochs are an Iron Age building that can look a little like a modern power station cooling tower.  Large, circular, tall and tapering they are all over the place on Orkney – although mostly as a ring […]

Orkney – A Personal Visit

Orkney – A Personal Visit

I had always wanted to go to the Orkney Isles and in October I finally got the chance to spend a few days there.  There is so much to say about the islands that I am going to write a few smaller blog posts now each focusing on something different. In this post, I want […]

Lumilight – Solar Wooden Nightights

Lumilight – Solar Wooden Nightights

Now here are some wonderful night lights for everyone to enjoy!  Lumilight are solar powered, wooden, laser-cut, nightlights and I love them!   Each nightlight comes flat packed for you to assemble or easily send as a gift.  The light is provided by a little LED bulb and looks just like there is a candle […]

Re:Make – The Silk Mill, Derby

The Silk Mill in Derby is credited with being the world’s first automated factory and is one of the historic Derwent Valley Mills.  In the past the Silk Mill housed an industrial museum but it is now in the process of being transformed into a very modern museum. Re:imagining Derby’s Silk Mill The Silk Mill […]

New Build House in Foxton

Littleover Building Services Ltd. are a company who, amongst other things, specialise in disabled adaptations for existing and new build properties.  I have seen the quality of their work before on an existing property that I photographed in Wollaton, Nottingham so I was keen to see round, and photograph, a new build in Foxton featuring […]