Rudi is 60!

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 […]

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Cutting peat

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

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Our kitchen

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

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Dun Bharabhat

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

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Carloway broch

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

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