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 […]
Sunday, February 23 2014
Sunday, February 23 2014. Knitting
I seem to have finished quite a few WIP's (Works in Progress for the non-knitters reading this) this month. First of all I (almost) finished Floriston. The knitting part is complete, but those of you who know me will know what I'm like when it comes to picking up a sewing needle. She has just a […]
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 […]
Sunday, February 9 2014
Sunday, February 9 2014. Knitting
It has been all about colour this week. I have been putting together new colours on the Warm Hearted Aran base, some of which sold out very quickly! The most popular colourway was Festive Lights, a colour which, up to now, I've only done on the Reliable Sock Yarn base, but which I decided to test […]
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 […]
Saturday, January 11 2014
Saturday, January 11 2014. Scotland
We were back on Stoer beach this week. Once again the tide was low, and the beach was showing off its colours, so I had some fun with my camera. Stoer beach has a history of constantly changing from being completely covered in sand to being completely pebbly. As storms come and go, so the beach […]
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 […]
Monday, December 30 2013
Monday, December 30 2013. Dogs
We have had so much rain over the last few weeks that the hills are a little, ummmmm, slushy! So we decided to make it easy on ourselves and on Peggy and Lexie and we headed for the Little Assynt All Abilities Path near Lochinver for a stroll. The path network is surrounded by high anti-deer […]
Sunday, November 10 2013
Sunday, November 10 2013. Scotland
We have had the full gamut of weather this past week. Hail, rain, wind, sunshine, sunshine and showers, and snow (on the tops). But today was absolutely still, and frosty, and cold. Perfect for a Sunday walk. But before we could head off, Stevan had to do some checking of the turbine as we are […]
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, […]
Sunday, August 4 2013
Sunday, August 4 2013. Scotland
With a refreshing breeze blowing today, our walk was a pleasure. It was our first "proper" walk together since Stevan had his thumb operation, and while the pumping blood caused him quite a bit of discomfort he managed well, and got some cracking photographs. The hills are looking […]
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 […]
Monday, July 22 2013
Monday, July 22 2013. Assynt
Stevan is still unable to drive (well, technically he can, but apparently if you drive with a plaster cast your car insurance is invalidated!), so when he needed to go into Lochinver today to do some archival work with some of the older members of the Assynt population, I had a couple of hours to […]
Saturday, July 20 2013
Saturday, July 20 2013. Scotland
[caption id="attachment_6594" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Cooling off[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6595" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Lexie's Loch[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6598" […]
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