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Diary of a Shopkeeper, 28th June

Part 14: Cleaning up, opening up

Duncan McLean5 July 2020

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 21st June

Part 13: here come the shopkeepers

Duncan McLean28 June 2020Comment

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 14th June

Part 12: Could Orkney be heading for the worst crash in 300 years?

Duncan McLean21 June 2020Comment

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 7th June

Part 11: I’ve changed my hairstyle so many times now, I don’t know what I look like

Duncan McLean14 June 2020

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 31st May

Part 10: dancing naked round the garden, and other wise notions

Duncan McLean7 June 2020

When George Mackay Brown met Penélope Cruz

When George Mackay Brown met Penélope Cruz

Duncan McLean2 June 2020Comment

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 24th May

Part 9: a red post message from the other side of the world

Duncan McLean31 May 2020

Diary of a BIDkeeper, 17th May

Part 8: Kirkwall BID rides out

Duncan McLean25 May 2020 Comment

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 10th May

Part 7: In which I have a day off and catch up with the neighbours

Duncan McLean16 May 2020

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 3rd May

Part 6: John Rae marches into the unknown - don’t we all!

Duncan McLean10 May 2020Comment

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 26th April

Part 5: A Yarn with Mr K

Duncan McLean2 May 2020

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 19th April

Part 4: Kelp, Eggs and Cruises

Duncan McLean26 April 2020

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 12th April 2020

Part 3: Deliveries, Edwin Muir and Strange Horses

Duncan McLean19 April 2020Comment

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 5th April 2020

Part 2: Behind Closed Doors

Duncan McLean13 April 2020Comment

Diary of a Shopkeeper, 28th March 2020

What we did during the coronavirus crisis

Duncan McLean10 April 2020Comment

Announcing... Home Delivery!

From Friday 3rd April we will be delivering wine, cheese and other essentials FREE to your door.

Duncan McLean3 April 2020Home delivery, Orkney, Wine, Home brew, Cheese, Free deliveryComment

Cold nights and warm cheese

Down from golden mountain and into our oven…Vacherin Mont d’Or

Duncan McLean20 October 2019cheese, vacherin, autumnComment

A View from the Fridge

Eighty cheeses and counting!

Duncan McLean16 August 2019 Comments

Good Old-Fashioned Bad Wine

Wine writing, 45 years ago

Duncan McLean22 July 2019Comment

Orkney Wine Festival 2019: full details released!

Orkney Wine Festival 2019: full details released!