July 2023 Well, whadda ya know? Rudi has reached the BIG SIX-ZERO! We had a rocking celebration at our local recording studio last weekend, with a special guest appearance from our good friend and talented singer/songwriter Jen Armstrong, Jen penned a very catchy tune especially for the occasion, which caught Rudi completely by surprise. Thank […]
June 2023 Since installing a multi-fuel burner in our living room in the winter of 2020/2021, we’ve wanted to gather peat to use as fuel, to add to the wood and coffee logs we’ve been burning in the colder months of the year. Peat is a traditional, cost-effective fuel which has been cut and burned
May 2023 Three years ago, in the summer of 2020, Helen and her friend Maribel came up with the idea of starting a podcast to showcase individuals who have done daringly audacious things in their lives. The podcast was launched in January 2021, and for the next two years, we interviewed 41 amazingly audacious people
April 2023 Almost four years after moving into our Hebridean home, we’ve now completed the last of the major renovations to get our house how we want it. The most urgent work was on the guest rooms, the living room and the garden, and the final room of our house to be given a makeover
Dun Bharabhat is one of around 600 brochs in Scotland (a very impressive one not far from our B&B is Carloway Broch). The word broch, originating from the Old Norse borg and the German burg which means castle or fortress, describes a number of stone roundhouses that were constructed during the period from 300BC to
A well-known landmark just a short drive from our B&B is Carloway Broch. The word broch originates from the Old Norse borg and the German burg, meaning castle or fortress, from which cities such as Edinburgh derive their name. Also known as a Dùn or Doune, a Broch is a stone roundhouse dating from around
