Thursday, July 21 2011
Thursday, July 21 2011. Assynt
There are lots of reasons why I love my job. In fact I don't really consider it a job. The well known South African author, Lawrence Green, had a book called "A decent fellow doesn't work", the basis of which was if you enjoy what you're doing it doesn't really feel like work. And that […]
Friday, July 2 2010
Friday, July 2 2010. Assynt
One of the reasons we made the decision to come and live in Assynt, and why I do what I do is because it gives us a reasonable level of independence and personal choice about how we live our lives. It gave me some control over who I needed to build working relationships with. When you're employed […]
Wednesday, June 23 2010
Wednesday, June 23 2010. Assynt
We've been living at Tigh na Creag for 2 years today. It has been an eventful 2 years!Things haven't always gone according to plan, but we intend going out for dinner tonight to celebrate the passing of two eventful, happy years.And then tomorrow I'll head south for Woolfest. I hope to see many […]
Sunday, December 6 2009
Sunday, December 6 2009. Assynt
For me, one of the most pleasurable aspects of hand made gifts is originality. No two hand made gifts are ever identical. When I make something I'll do it one way, and the next time I make the same thing I'll tweak it a little here, and a little there, sometimes because I think the original can […]
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