In the Scottish Orkneys, the little stone houses with their single large room and central hearth had an extraordinary range of built-in furniture.
“The participation of the people in their own government was the more significant, because the colonies actually had what England only seemed to have, - three departments of government.”
“They were keen for me still to play the piano, which I was going to, but 45 minutes of piano would be extremely boring. I like a bit of light and shade.”