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Handcrafted Jewellery for Christmas Gifts

This really is a busy time of year for department stores in the run up to Yuletide but Orkney jewelers are still taking orders for wedding rings as well as other non-festive handcrafted jewellery. After all, some shoppers may possibly be intending to pop the question below the mistletoe or beside the Christmas tree. And gift-wrapped contemporary engagement rings could be exactly what is required, perhaps you should check out our website at www.olagoriejewellery.com and see the huge range of Scottish and Norse jewelry being offered.

Very strong gales hit Orkney two weeks ago and once again this week they’ve been really bad. Gusts of wind of 130mph were recorded at a wind generator on the outskirts of Kirkwall and one of the town’s streets along side the shore needed to be closed. Some bold (foolhardy?) souls were seen struggling along next to the sea wall in a spirit of adventure, despite alerts by the coastguard. One wonders if they expect to be saved if they should be swept out to sea!

One of Orkney’s outlying islands, South Walls, that is connected to Hoy by a shingle bank or ayre with a road on the top, was fully cut off last night when big bits of the road were blown off it. The coastguard found it necessary to mount an all-night vigil to prevent drivers from trying to cross.

Today the local authority tried to repair the road but the weather conditions were too unsafe. And in addition they intended to run a foot ferry but the storms were too formidable. Tonight blizzards and hailstorms continue on unabated.

Contemporary Engagement Rings Are Being Created

However, you don’t need to feel too bad for the 200 residents of South Walls. They’ve several inns with bars and a retail outlet - whilst the folks over the ayre in North Walls and Hoy don’t have any such services. They have got vessels to mainland Orkney, but lots of these were cancelled over the past few stormy days and nights.

The advantage of Orkney is the fact that across the millennia you’ll find we have become aware of managing the wind, in ways that folks in more gentle climates to the south don’t have to. That is why when we get hurricane force winds everything has been tied down and therefore we don’t get much damage, relative to the destruction caused in southerly regions. As one Orkney resident said today: “Anything that was going to blow away, blew away a long time ago.”

This leaves Orkney jewellery designers able to carry on creating their contemporary engagement rings and other items of fine jewellery without being afraid that their roof is going to take off or anything may be thrown through the window. Quite comforting really.

Don’t worry about the wild weather, click here in order to avoid all that and shop from the comfort of your house. Our www.olagoriejewellery.com website offers an all-inclusive array of unusual jewellery that’s been handcrafted, rather than just machine-produced in China or India.

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