Nollaig Chridheil

24Dec08

 
Wishing all this wee blog’s readers, family and friends (virtual and otherwise) a peaceful and happy Christmas.
Hope Santa is good to you…
M x

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Phenomenal Xmas

24Dec08

 
An oldie but still a goodie. On re-run right now in the UK.

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Tags: glasgow, irn bru, loch ness, scotland, the snowman, xmas

Newsweek

17Dec08

 
This week’s (well, the copy I got this week) Newsweek had an article on the Harris Tweed revival on page eight.
You can read the online version here

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Island Blogging

14Dec08

 
I’ve always had a love / hate relationship with the BBC’s Island Blogging website.
It began originally in the Argyll and Clyde islands as a project to promote digital literacy and grew to encompass communities in the Northern and Western Isles. As this digital literacy grew and the blogosphere in general developed, it became very easy to set up [...]

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Tags: bbc, blogging, isle of lewis

Christmas shopping

11Dec08

 
Christmas is coming (in case you hadn’t noticed).
If you fancy a bit of a Hebridean influence on the proceedings may I suggest some last minute ideas…
 
Silver sequined, Harris Tweed tree baubles, hand-made on Lewis by Harris Tweed Delights
Gaelic Christmas cards from Glasgow based Carla Jones Design
Smoked salmon sides from Uig Lodge, Isle of Lewis
Frankincense & Orange [...]

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