I had an e-mail from the Otter Rescue Centre on Skye today, to say that Winifred, the abandoned otter that we found, is doing very well and that so far she has not turned down a single meal, which is great news. She's got a long way to go, but she's well on her way.I picked up another stray last […]
September 2008 (9)
Friday, September 26 2008
Julius may be back
Friday, September 26 2008.
The Rowan trees in our garden are heavy with berries at the moment. They are lovely to see, and I've been meaning to make some Rowan jelly with some of the berries. But it seems I have competition. The other day we found this stash of nibbled berries hidden in a little dent in the grass, about a […]
Saturday, September 20 2008
A Funny Old Week
Saturday, September 20 2008.
It really has been a funny old week. Lots going on in the world, and in Assynt, and lots of pondering over the madness of starting up a new business in today's economic climate. I mean, if the likes of Bank of Scotland can be brought to its knees, how on earth is my little business supposed to […]
Thursday, September 18 2008
Life returns to (near) normal
Thursday, September 18 2008. Knitting
After all the excitement of last week with the workshop being built, and Winifred being found, this week has been much quieter, but still very busy. I've had my hands full with the dyeing, although the weather hasn't exactly been helpful! We have had such a lovely summer, compared to the rest of the […]
Friday, September 12 2008
Back to the workshop
Friday, September 12 2008. fibre dyeing
Just before I get back to the grand building of the workshop, a quick update on Winifred. She spent a comfortable night with us on Monday night, after polishing off a fillet of mackerel. She just woke up once during the night and started to cry, which was pretty heartbreaking. But after going […]
Monday, September 8 2008
Not quite as planned ...
Monday, September 8 2008. Scotland
Today didn't go quite as planned! It dawned bright, sunny, and dry, and the plan was to produce as much dyed yarn as possible to fulfill a rather large order. And I had planned to sit down and write a blog entry about the construction of the workshop. And it started so well ..... by lunch time I […]
Saturday, September 6 2008
The Longest Day
Saturday, September 6 2008. Scotland
Yesterday started bright and early, and with much anticipation. We set off from home just before 7.00am, with our neighbour's trailer in tow. It was an absolutely stunning morning, and while I did have my camera with me, we knew there was a long way to go, so we simply had to push on past all […]
Thursday, September 4 2008
Small Shop Update
Thursday, September 4 2008. Scotland
There's been a small shop update tonight, including a new DK yarn which I'm introducing. This is available in skeins of 50g, and is a merino blend which is delightfully soft and squishy. It has been treated to make it non tickly. At the moment are are only two shades in this new DK yarn, which is […]
Wednesday, September 3 2008
Orkney, part 2
Wednesday, September 3 2008. Scotland
I mentioned in my previous posting that besides the Italian Chapel, Stevan had also visited Skara Braeand the Ring of Brodgar.He was completely blown away by both sites. He was also disarmed by the frankness of the guide at Brodgar, who quite simply admitted they had no idea why the stones were […]