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Dr John Rae the Orkney explorer
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I’ve always known about John Rae, there is a memorial in St Magnus Cathedral which shows the explorer lying down, his gun by his side, and I knew about Clestrain and that John Rae had lived there. But it was only after my mother, who after reading Ken McGoogan’s book on John Rae, Fatal Passage , had insisted on my sister and I taking her out to see the house of Clestrain that I became more interested in John Rae’s story............
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June is the month for wildflowers!
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June is my favourite month in Orkney! The colours and smells of all the wildflowers are wonderful. In early June we have the celadines and marsh marigolds which appear out of our freshwater streams, all a few weeks later than down south and this year especially late as Orkney has been dry and cold.
A visit to the secret garden of Happy Valley is a must in early June also, just to see and feel the bluebells which grow below the trees that surround 'Edwin's' cottage.
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Jane Glue Gift products
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This year I have launched a range of gifts. My new serving platters are size 275mm in diameter and made of high quality antbacterial stonemax material. They have a wrap around 3D affect, are hygienic and FSA food safe with standing up to 130C. They can be used in the middle of your table to serve food from directly or for hot dishes. Serving platters – www.janeglue.com My candles are made by my daughter Elsa Tait Designs and have a fragrance of seabreeze and orange. They are made of bees wax and come in hand painted 'paint tins' in a limited...
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About Jane Glue
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Jane and her twin sister Judith were born in Orkney in 1958. There parents Don and Ella Glue met during WW2 when Don's ship the HMS Rodney was based in Scapa Flow. Jane and Judith both had a keen interest in art from an early age. In 1976 Jane attended Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, later attending Harrow School of Art, graduating with an HND in Illustration in 1985.
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