October 2020

Welcome to this month's blog, enjoy with a cuppa in a cosy corner.

Rosehips and blackberries, the colours of autumn on the croft.

Around the croft

Zara opening wide for her yearly dental checkup and MOT.

and then very snoozy for about 30 minutes afterwards, ready for eating again

then it was her friends' turn, Snoopy and AJ,

followed by their 30 minute wind down

Thank you Heather, from Conanvet, for another professional job.

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Our lovely brown hen has been sitting on 9 eggs for the past three weeks, this little one was the first to appear

and now two more have shown up

ahhh, so cute !

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Our friend Andrea took some of our rosehips and blackberries and rosemary and steeped them in apple cider vinegar for two weeks to make a delicious flavoured vinegar.

Lovely, thank you Andrea

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The croft is looking rather grey at the moment with October coming to an end 

the plants are beginning to die back for a well earned break

and the leaves are almost gone

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but here and there colour is still holding it's own, with the Michaelmas daisies

the indestructible nasturtiums

 

beautiful

and lots of delights to look out for in hidden corners

And on grey days when I'm not out with my camera or swimming in the loch it's a good time to do a bit of peg-looming with some raw fleeces ...

my hands are now super soft from the lanolin !

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Around and about ...

driving through Aultbea I noticed a huge number of starlings sitting on the wires, have often seen them there before but never so many.

They looked like the clef and notes on a music stave

made my day !

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Book of the month

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Pause for thought

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Quote of the month

( from Ecological Facebook page)

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Triodos Bank

We have just opened a current bank account with Triodos, an ethical bank, who only invest in sustainable projects around the world, unlike the major banks who continue to invest in fossil fuels, arms manufacture and non-sustainable projects.

Triodos current accounts can be opened in single or joint names and costs only a fixed £3 per month in fees. 

For further information see their website.

If you decide to open a current account with them,

 quote the code below and you will earn yourself £60

 and Triodos will donate £25 to charity on my behalf.

Just go to :

https//join.triodos.co.uk/raf/friend?code=W4XFH5V2

Happy banking !

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So, from Tilly

Wilma

and the gang

we wish you a warm and peaceful November, 

take care, take it easy

 and welcome the coming winter

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June & Malcolm

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