November 2020

 

Welcome to our November 2020 blog posting, enjoy with a cuppa and a biscuit.

Around the croft

The new chicks are out and about with mother hen

and paying attention to their first lesson in foraging

just too cute !

November has given us some beautiful sunny days, warm enough for morning coffee outside under the sun umbrella

 so warm even Tilly cat came for a walk along the shore

but we did have some horrendous rain too

coming at us horizontally ! Time to take shelter

I had my first go at felting in 3D and made a "cat cave" for Tilly, which she took to instantly !

It can of course be occupied in a variety of poses ....

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My lovely felting friend also showed me how to use a drum carder,

to turn fleece straight from the sheep's back

into a wonderful "batt" of aligned fibres ready to spin or felt

a great day ! Thank you.

If anyone has a drum carder that they no longer use or want I'm looking to buy one secondhand.

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It's always great to spend time chilling out with Zara pony

or while she's eating luscious grass along the shore

chilling out is what Zara does best

Local rush hour, don't plan on going anywhere fast around here

and then they make their way along the shore back home

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Another beautiful swim, with Emma sporting her birthday suit, or rather her birthday present wetsuit and loving being under the pier with Paula for the first time.

Lots of cosy after-swim cuddles for Wilma

Rosy cheeks and whiskers

tired and  ready to go home

                           thank you for this one Paula

this colourful photo taken by Paula Gordon, 

thank you

Not all our November swims have been so calm, but still beautiful and fun.

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Quote of the month

                               

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Pause for thought

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Book of the month

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beautiful cd and accompanying book

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On Christmas Day you will find me at 11am at the Boom Beach, Mellon Charles swimming in the loch,

 whatever the weather is doing,   please feel free to join me.

You don't have to swim ! 

Just come along for a socially-distanced Christmas morning chat, bring along a flask and a mince pie to enjoy.

Everyone welcome

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Wishing you a peaceful, heart-warming, love-filled December,

be kind to yourselves, take it easy.

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June and Malcolm and the gang

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