http://lindasblog.islandblogging.co.uk hopefully a humourous look at living on Lewis, making soap, and keeping cats and muscovy ducks Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:06:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't think I've ever been as glad to spend christmas at home, here in Breasclete, as I am this year ... My absence at family celebrations on the mainland was the result of a decision taken way before the weather became cold and the snow started to fall - more ... http://lindasblog.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/12/23/yule-spirits-are-high/   Well, it's a lovely crisp fresh sunny day here in Breasclete, although the temperature is definitely cold, and the roads were suicidally icy this morning when Mindy and I went for our walk around Callanish ...   I desperately feel that I should be doing something 'outside-ish', like hanging out the washing, ... http://lindasblog.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/11/11/midwinter-hookey/ Who ...? the bast**ds who have hacked into my website over the weekend, that's who ... I first noticed a problem when I couldn't get into my shop administration dialog, and asked the lady who looks after the code for me, to take a look. Meanwhile, she had received an email from the server ... http://lindasblog.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/10/05/id-hang-em-high-myself/   My mum was the eldest daughter of a well-to-do family in Grimsby. At the age of 15, she took up a scholarship to the local Grammar school, on the basis of her own talents. This was a big deal in those days ... Having finished secondary education, she then sublimated her own ... http://lindasblog.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/09/14/my-lovely-mum/   My little east indian black ducklings have grown, and are now out in the garden, their feathers being fully through, and their little chests all waterproof and springy ...   [caption id="attachment_343" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="we is playing with the big boys ...!"][/caption]   They are so *loud* ... especially at feeding-time when they surround ... http://lindasblog.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/08/09/more-ducklings/   There is a new business start-up in Breasclete which is already starting to pick up custom all over the island: my friend and neighbour Karin and her Company Clean Squad ...!   [caption id="attachment_335" align="alignnone" width="299" caption="Clean Squad Logo"][/caption]   Karin is naturally-endowed with enthusiasm, vigour and ebullience, and is that particular treasure of womankind who *enjoys* ironing ... http://lindasblog.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/07/17/here-comes-the-clean-squad/   I should be working ... :-) however, the need to express myself, properly, has brought me here, to my PC ...   I am truly *glad* for all of those whose lives have been made easier by Sunday sailings - my own sister will be coming here on the sunday ferry soon, and ... http://lindasblog.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/07/17/commonsense/   No pictures today - just an account of the most delicious breakfast I've had in many months ...   Two Stag bakeries spiced fruit buns, sliced in half and spread with butter, then gently heated for 10 seconds in the microwave until just warm, the butter softly melting inside, accompanied by a ... http://lindasblog.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/07/05/a-delicious-start-to-the-day/   Welcome to the duckling pleasuredrome ...!   oh what fun we can have inside a roll of fencing wire, fortified with duckling mesh ...! [caption id="attachment_319" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Duckling pleasuredrome"][/caption]   My babies go out for an airing most afternoons, and come back in absolutely worn out ... Most times they are watched over by ... http://lindasblog.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/06/30/duckling-pleasuredrome/   Feast your eyes on the latest additions to the Soaplady's menagerie ... :-)   [caption id="attachment_307" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="4 little bundles of black fluff ..."][/caption]   These are four of Fred's black east indian ducklings ... I believe their father was Mr Quack, and their mother was Crispy ... They made the strange journey ... http://lindasblog.islandblogging.co.uk/2009/06/23/my-little-darlings/