Self catering on a real working croft on the Isle of Skye

First snow of November

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Today was cold to start with, and it had been snowing during the night on the mountain tops. When the sun came up around mid morning it...

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Sunsets in late October

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We have been having lovely weather this last week of October and this has resulted in beautiful sunsets. There have also been beautiful...

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Protective hedges

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We’ve just been cutting the hedges that protect our vegetable beds. We planted field maple which was slow growing but has now, after...

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cottageinskye 2012-10-17 17:38:00

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Today I noticed how lovely the rowan I recently bought at Clan Donald Fair is looking in all its glory with the bright red leaves.  It...

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Herb spiral

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When we were doing up our kitchen a few years ago we bought in some pieces of slate and when the job was finished there were lots of small...

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cottageinskye 2012-10-15 17:09:00

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Just brought in a few hydrangeas and the lily in the bottom left hand corner of this photo. I find the hydrangeas dry very well if the vase...

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