Saturday, September 20 2014
Saturday, September 20 2014. Assynt
Okay, maybe that is pushing your credulity to the limit, but some years ago on this day, I had my first birthday party, surrounded by my sisters and my Mum, with my Dad behind the camera:Today's birthday was also spent outdoors, but in a slightly different environment. We headed up to The Bone […]
Tuesday, September 2 2014
Tuesday, September 2 2014. Assynt
Last week was certainly a busy week for visitors. The dyeshed is not generally open to the public, and I don't have signposts indicating where I am, but somehow folk find me! The first visitor last week was as a result of a Twitter conversation. Alice bounced through the gates like a breath of […]
Friday, July 11 2014
Friday, July 11 2014. Assynt
The glorious weather continues in Assynt, and it was yet another beach day today. But only after a rather important trip to Lochinver Post Office to post off a huge box of yarn to Knockando Wool Mill - some time next week a big box of colour will be arriving at the Mill. As usual, Flash, the PO […]
Thursday, July 10 2014
Thursday, July 10 2014. Assynt
In most parts of the UK saying that you're just popping out to the supermarket means a quick drive or a walk to the nearest supermarket, and nipping back to collect something you've forgotten isn't a big deal. Alternatively it may involve "popping online" and ordering your weeks supplies […]
Tuesday, July 8 2014
Tuesday, July 8 2014. Assynt
With all the dyeing for Knockando Mill done, I took this morning off and, being a lovely day, we headed for Stoer Beach.Although our house is in Clachtoll, it pretty much equidistant from both Clachtoll Beach and Stoer Beach, but the latter is usually pretty empty whereas the former is always busy […]
Sunday, June 15 2014
Sunday, June 15 2014. Assynt
Because of Woolfest at the end of June, I am dyeing the club yarns a wee bit earlier this month so that they are ready to post on my return from Woolfest. If you were wanting to join either of the clubs currently running (i.e. the Post Office Run Yarn Club and the Assynt Storms Yarn Club), then […]
Sunday, April 27 2014
Sunday, April 27 2014. Assynt
Today has been a glorious spring day in Assynt. We still have to be careful with Lexie's paws (although we're hopeful that her new treatment will sort the problem) so we went for a walk which we knew would be gentle underfoot - not too much rough bracken or heather. So we headed off to Eadar a' […]
Sunday, March 30 2014
Sunday, March 30 2014. Assynt
Lexie's long term paw problems have meant that we've had to explore areas of Assynt that offer easier walking, and in many ways this has been a really good thing. We've finally got around to exploring bits we've been meaning to explore ever since we moved here permanently 6 years ago!There is a […]
Sunday, March 23 2014
Sunday, March 23 2014. Assynt
March can sometimes feel like it is Monochrome Month in the Highlands. Colour hasn't returned to the hills yet, and they still look grey and brown. Photographs taken during March sometimes reinforce that sense of monochrome-ness: Skies tend to be leaden and the sea grey:and even the splashes of […]
Saturday, February 15 2014
Saturday, February 15 2014. Assynt
I've been thinking about the colours for the Post Office Run club yarn due to go out at the end of this month. Here are a few of the photographs which have been giving me some inspiration for colours.Signs that spring isn't far away - new growth:The gorse is beginning to bloom:I'm lucky to pass by […]
Monday, January 13 2014
Monday, January 13 2014. Assynt
The first packages for the Post Office Run Yarn Club will be posted in early February. Here are just a few of the pictures which may (or may not) form part of the inspiration for colours next month. Initially I thought everything was looking a little dull and boring and I thought I'd struggle for […]
Wednesday, January 1 2014
Wednesday, January 1 2014. Assynt
Stevan and I had a quiet welcome to the New Year. We prefer to spend it at home, and at midnight we venture out and make our way to the top of the little hill in our garden to look out over Assynt. Occasionally we see and hear fireworks celebrating the New Year, but generally it is pretty quiet […]
Wednesday, November 6 2013
Wednesday, November 6 2013. Assynt
First of all, I must apologise as in the previous post I referred to earthenware - of course it is stoneware which Highland STONEWARE produces - the clue is in the name. As Dorell pointed out in her comment, stoneware is much stronger. And to that end I do have a tale about Highland Stoneware. In […]
Monday, November 4 2013
Monday, November 4 2013. Assynt
For ages I have been meaning to go into our local pottery, Highland Stoneware, and spend time chatting to those who work there and having a proper look at how they work. I had a couple of hours free this afternoon, so I arrived, unannounced, and Dorell was happy to stop what she was doing to show […]
Saturday, November 2 2013
Saturday, November 2 2013. Assynt
[caption id="attachment_6982" align="aligncenter" width="640"] A wilderness?[/caption]There was a big announcement in the press this week. The Assynt/Coigach area of Sutherland and Wester Ross is to benefit from a £3M grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. On the face […]
Thursday, October 24 2013
Thursday, October 24 2013. Assynt
Autumn is very definitely here, and has been for a while. I regret not taking some photographs when I was in Inverness over the weekend of the beautiful colours in the tree leaves. We don't get that kind of blanket colour in Assynt as trees are not quite so plentiful. But Autumn has its own […]
Saturday, October 12 2013
Saturday, October 12 2013. Assynt
At the beginning of this week the weather was awful! Really awful! We had gale force winds and torrential rain interspersed with hail. The wind was from the north at times, making it bitterly cold. At times working in the dye shed was a little frightening - although fortunately the shed is […]
Thursday, August 22 2013
Thursday, August 22 2013. Assynt
We have been having absolutely glorious weather over the last few days. It has pelted down with rain at night, but the days have been lovely. Today was no exception.I've been exceptionally busy in the dye shed doing various commission dye jobs but also preparing yarn for the next package in the […]
Sunday, August 18 2013
Sunday, August 18 2013. Assynt
We are terrible gardeners. There can be no beating about the bush - we are awful. Which is pretty shameful given what a fantastic gardener my father is. We would love to be better gardeners but neither of us have the discipline to pay the constant attention needed to keep things growing.However, […]
Saturday, July 27 2013
Saturday, July 27 2013. Assynt
Looking back through recent blog entries, I seem to be a little obsessed with weather at the moment. We always joke that we have our own little micro-climate in Clachtoll, but during the last week it really has felt like that. Just a mile away in all directions there have been storm clouds and […]
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