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settling 24 Aug 2013 | 09:17 pm
Here are a selection of pictures taken (with my phone) over the past few days. Though I’ve been using the camera phone more out of necessity than anything, I have been quite enjoying seeing what I can...
a few days 16 Aug 2013 | 11:49 am
Apologies for the phone posting and the Instagram pics – we don’t have the computer and Internet connection set up yet … or indeed anything else for that matter. Still, it is amazing to be here, in ou...
further flitting 8 Aug 2013 | 03:20 pm
Since my post yesterday, I’ve had some fascinating discussions on twitter and elsewhere about flitting, its modern usage, and its Scandinavian roots. This morning my friend Sarah pointed me in the dir...
Flitting 7 Aug 2013 | 09:17 pm
In Scots, “to flit” means to move house. Scots is full of great words that were once common in many English dialects, and thinking about flitting – the process and the word – brought to mind John Clar...
Mel knits again 4 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm
In case you hadn’t already realised, Mel really is my right-hand woman where this designing lark is concerned. She is an incredible knitter and I am very fortunate that she has the time and inclinatio...
actual O W L S 3 Aug 2013 | 09:05 pm
Sometimes things just have to be done. Last year, the Scottish Owl Centre relocated to Polkemmet in West Lothian, a short drive away from Edinburgh. Boasting “one of the largest collections of owls in...
looking forward 2 Aug 2013 | 01:15 pm
Eight years ago, Tom and I walked the West Highland Way. We had a wonderful time. (Tom, on Conic hill, looking over Loch Lomond) I find that there is a singular sort of clarity about long distance wal...
Braid Hills 23 Jul 2013 | 01:12 pm
So here is my new design! The Braid Hills Cardigan! This is the first in a series of designs celebrating my favourite Edinburgh places. Regular readers will know that I’ve mentioned The Braids on this...
steeks and swants 18 Jul 2013 | 04:10 pm
Anatolia by Marie Wallin So, have you seen Rowan Magazine 54 yet? I finally got my hands on a copy yesterday and there are some wonderful designs in there. My two favourites are probably Anatolia by M...
swings and roundabouts 16 Jul 2013 | 02:42 pm
Jesus is back. He was discovered at a neighbour’s, lured away by the promise of full Scottish breakfasts, oodles of milk, and a general lack of workmen and disruption. He is looking a bit scraggy, but...
