April 2019

Welcome to our April blog, a month of stunning sunsets,
hope you enjoy this month's photographs

A peaceful evening spent collecting various seaweeds 
to experiment with drying and storing and using in new recipes

sunshine shining through kelp

and Malcolm thought I wanted a new clothes line
 to dry the washing !

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Some delicate flowers along the shore line ....

and the gorse bushes with bright yellow flowers perfume the air all around with the delicious scent of coconut

which reminds me to tell you about our friend Rupert's new venture in Kinlochewe,
excellent freshly prepared food, lovely atmosphere and delightful waitresses,
perfect !

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A reminder to eat your greens;
 as well as being a wonderful companion plant to help your veggies grow the leaves and the flowers of nasturtiums are both edible and make for a really colourful salad.

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Our animals on the croft have been enjoying the sunshine

and strutting about

hens have been broody 

Wilma taking it easy

Tilly has learnt to put herself to bed and
managed to cover herself up

and when she gets out of the basket....
Wilma gets in for her turn

Zara had her two friends come to stay for a week,
during which time I was totally superfluous to requirements

Zara it seems prefers to be ridden with no bridle, no bit, no reins and no saddle 
and no sense on my part; 
but she is not exactly the Ferrari of the horse world 
and it is lovely to really feel the horse,
so we do it most days now.

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 Our walking buddies, Peter and Janet introduced us and Moira to a fantastic walk on the Coulin Estate 

truly spectacular !

and met some of the locals

thank you Peter and Janet





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At a local loch in Mellon Charles
 there has been a rare visitor from America
 that has caused a lot of interest this month,
 a male blue-winged teal.

Although he shouldn't be here at all he seems to have made himself at home.

(photo courtesy of audubon.org)






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Visitors to the croft




It was so lovely to see Jackie, Margo and Lorna again,
three special ladies who always make us smile
( thank you for our delicious supper )

Fiona having fun with some of our goose eggs !

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Pause for thought

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Junie's Idea of the Month

Plant Your Future



Instead of buying that bottle of bubbly
 to mark an occasion or to say thank you
 why not give or plant a fruit tree/bush,
the gift that will keep on giving pleasure and abundance year after year ?

Think what a difference this would make to the planet and our well-being if we all did this for births, birthdays, marriages, anniversaries, departures and 
 family celebrations !
Wow!
Good for the planet, good for us and
 no recycling required at the bottle bank.

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Quote of the Month

"All the flowers of all our tomorrows
are in the seeds of today"

Anon

(carved above a doorway in Sibton Church, Suffolk)







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So, from us and our gang we wish you a happy May

and remember ....

( courtesy of Tao and Zen )





Malcolm and June

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