alasdairallan.blogspot.com

26May08

Alasdair and Mike With Some Prawns.
 
Quite a funny piss-take of Alasdair Allan SNP MSP for the Western Isles. I confess to quite like Mr Allan, and enjoyed his wee speech at the crofting debate at Holyrood but I did laugh at this blog.
Can’t help but suspect it’s real author is a fellow Blogspotter, an ex SNP MSP for the [...]

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From Clubbing To Crofting

26May08

For those not fortunate enough to subscribe to The Crofter here is the wee article I wrote for the May edition and an exclusive, world premiere of the second, riveting installment due to appear in forthcoming August edition.
 
From Clubbing To Crofting Pt. 1

Working through the wee small hours, enveloped in darkness and flocked by females is [...]

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Uncyclopedic Lewis

26May08

Uncyclopedia, “the content-free encyclopedia that anyone can edit”, was founded in 2005 as an English-language wiki featuring satirically themed articles. It is formatted as a parody of Wikipedia and aims ultimately to parody all encyclopedic subjects.
The entry for Lewis is hilarious…
 
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Hebridiski) is an archipelago of at least two islands off the East coast of America  (several miles away). They used to be called the Western Isles and [...]

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Crofting Boom

25May08

Interesting article on Crofting and in-comers…
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Light My Fire

25May08

 

Based in Sweden, Light My Fire specializes in outdoor accessories that are as practical in the city as they are in the wild. From making fires to eating meals, their products have been taken to heart all over the world by both the backyard and the backwoods survivalist.
I already use their Sporks but will be [...]

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Snow Peak

25May08

 
Snow Peak are a Japanese company who specialise in camping and backpacking equipment. Their level of design, creativity, form and function is simply exceptional from their tarpaulin systems through to multifunction campfire kits.
I’m struggling to find a decent on-line stockist for the better items but the cookware and a medium fire set can be found via Tamarack Outdoors.
 
 
 

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Mac an t-Sronaich

20May08

Mac an t-Srónaich’s Cave, Stornoway. Via Islandboy

 
Deep in the grounds of Lews Castle, this cave lies shrouded in lichen and moss at the mouth of the river Creed. Local lore has it that this cave was once the dwelling of the island’s own bogeyman – Mac an t-Shrònaich (mac-an-tron-eech) – a murderous character who haunted Lewis [...]

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Local Man Ruins Everything

20May08

 

 
Ah, how I love this song. William Campbell and Kevin MacNeil (mentioned elsewhere on this blog – go hunt the archives!) live in Stornoway on the Isle Of Lewis. William, as a young pup, was in Scottish “indie” band Kite Monster before he went on to become one of the founding members and singer/songwriter in the [...]

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Daibhidh Martin

15May08

 
Caught this guy at Brel tonight with Crash My Model Car. In his own words…
 
It’s been a while so here’s what’s happening for anyone that might be interested
After talking for some time about it, a collaboration between Iain Morrison (Crash My Model Car) and myself has begun to snowball. We’re making an album together called [...]

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Crofting @ Holyrood

15May08

 
I was up at an ungodly hour this morning to pay a visit to the Scottish Parliament for the debate on the future of crofting. It was worth it though…
Not that there was much debating going on, for once MSPs were unanimous in their acceptance of the Committee of Inquiry on Crofting’s report which was published this [...]

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