seaside crofting

1 January 2021

December 2020

Happy New Year everyone, hope you've all had a lovely Christmas, enjoy the last blog of 2020 ....

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In readiness for a day of feasting 14 of us took to the beach and went for a swim on Christmas morning

enjoying the thrill of the waves

looks like Santa's little helpers celebrating their hard work

everyone happy !

Best cup of tea of the day

and then home for a nice warm shower.

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The lobster pot Christmas tree in Ullapool looked great as usual this year

well done Ullapool !

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On and around the croft this month

Zara sihouetted against the loch

Tilly doesn't like to miss out on anything, even if it is only eating grass and copies her friend

waiting patiently

our geese are glad that Christmas is over for another year, although not happy about being kept in now because of avian flu

just love the shadows of the hens against the wall

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Books of the Month

This is a wonderful, inspirational read

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thanks for recommending this delightful book Andrea, this one's for keeps

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Websites of the Month

offering inspiration for the year ahead

www.upliftconnect.com

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www.sacredwildwomanmedicine.com

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Pause for thought

I love this painting by Jessica Boehman

the painting is reminding us that winter is a time of rest and reflection and reconnecting,

to "bring winter back to a time of kindness, love, rebirth, peace and unburdening instead of a time of dread, fear, depression and avoidance", full text by Brigit Anna MacNeill

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Quotes of the month

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world"

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"Whoever is happy will make others happy too"

Anne Frank

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Wilma looks sad that the festivities are all over, ahh

To all of you who read the blog each month,

thank you, hope you enjoy our photos.

Wishing you all a wonderful 2021 filled with an abundance of love, amazing adventures and dreams coming true,

with love from Malcolm and June

Happy New Year

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30 November 2020

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.