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

Rainbow seen from Breakish Moss Cottage

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The weather has been lovely the last few days and lots of really clear light on the hills.This was a lovely rainbow and I rushed out to get...

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Blueberry mulch

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Just picked the last of our blueberries for this year. We have been picking them for 2 months now – so this was the best year for...

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Last fling with the window boxes

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Now starting to tidy away the window boxes and the sort greenhouse ready for an early start next year. Here is a photo from the...

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Weeding the vegetables for winter use

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I have spent the last week trying to get out between showers to weed the last of the vegetables to keep them in good order for the winter....

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Monkshood flowers

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This perennial in our garden, has regal blue spires and is flowering profusely now.  It is a relatively unknown plant and deserves a...

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Getting the bull to the fank

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Today five of us went down to the common grazings to walk the community bull to the fank ready for uplift. He has been with the cows all...

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