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  I'm really curious as to why the birds have absolutely stripped one of our redcurrant bushes, but only a couple of feet away are bushes that are laden with ripe berries and they've ignored those.

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  This bit of silliness just makes me smile. The wand holds your credit card so you can just tap and go.

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  The thrift is fading now but the wild thyme is beginning to appear in abundance

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  If anyone in the Highlands knows of a large self catering rental that has a min of 10 bedrooms, let me know will you? I've found a couple but looking for options. Especially if you have a recommendation. Thanks.

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  Will be spending a few days with family, and I'm going to be doing some shopping before we get together. Asked if there was anything specific anyone wanted me to pick up and one person replied "2L gin and dark chocolate" I'm not sure if that is a sign of things to come or not.

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  Ferry knitting #knitting

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  Orkney nights

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  Sending @withaveeay into the depths of tomb of the eagles on South Ronaldsay

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  An essential part of any visit to Orkney is a visit to Polly Kettle cafe for some wonderful Egyptian treats and excellent coffee.

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  A visit to stones of Stenness today with @withaveeay

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  One can but hope

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  A wee sea voyage today

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  Nothing like a ferry trip on a fine day

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  Westray at her best today

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  Some beautiful blues in Orkney today

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  Had a visitor to the dye shed today who went away with a healthy bag full of yarn and looking very happy. Her comment as she was paying was "well, you should see how much my husband has spent on whisky on this trip .....". I hadn't realised there was a whisky/wool balance to be maintained, but clearly I was wrong.

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  I'm on the hunt for some accommodation for an event later in the year. I found a hotel close to where we need to be with this mysterious proviso in the "more information" section on their website: "Rooms do not have external views" Now .... that sounds like no windows. So I emailed for clarification and the reply was: "all our rooms have windows. Just no external views." We're so intrigued we'll probably book it 😂

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  Ahhhh the joys. Thought I'd get to the Post Office and back to the workshop before the madness began I was wrong ... Two more campervans joined the car you can see at the previous passing place. Reader, it took a while.

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  A volt and bolt at the Perth chargers before heading to Bridge of Earn for a filling breakfast to see us through the rest of the trip to Edinburgh and then the hard work of setting up for #WoollyGoodGathering

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  I know it divides opinion so not looking for the "don't use Ravelry" comments, but is anyone else having trouble accessing Ravelry?

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  Having been registered on the HMRC website for years and years and dutifully completing tax returns etc, I now need to register for MTD on the HMRC website using my HMRC login. And suddenly HMRC need photo id?! After 36 years of completing tax returns (both the old paper ones and online) suddenly they need to see my face? Bah! *waves hand around in frustration*

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  Another day, another situation of battling with the HMRC website on a different task from yesterday. Following a link on the HMRC website to cancel something on the tax details and it takes me to a page to apply for said tax details. Nothing I do changes it. *throws up hands in disgust*

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  Good to see Ember Bus Service is introducing an Inverness/Ullapool route.

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  Just read a post on a different platform where someone explains that they sold up everything and moved to "the north of Scotland". Orkney maybe? I mean Shetland would be the obvious "north of Scotland" but I'd give them Orkney. Even north Caithness, so the north of mainland Scotland. No .... they moved to Skye. Who wants to tell them there is a whole lot more of Scotland north of Skye? ✋

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  Our godson took up crochet just a little over a year ago as he was preparing for his final uni exams. He has taken to it like the proverbial duck, and today in the post I received a crocheted vest which I asked him to crochet for me as a sample for my show stand. It is just so lovely! So I thought I'd show you. It is the "Sunset Song Vest" designed by Marta Mitchell and published in The Journal of Scottish Yarns, and crocheted in my own Kylesku (wool/linen blend) yar...

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  The knitting world really does have the ability to just spontaneously combust from time to time doesn't it? #subtoot #anotherpolarisingdrama

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  I didn't watch last night's debate in Scotland, but this picture from today's news feels like a step back in time - not a single female leader. Just men, all in grey suits.

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  My first ever visitors to the dye shed from Mexico. We're so fortunate with our job to meet so many from all over the world.

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  Re watching the series presented by Prof. Sam Willis on The Silk Road, and was reminded of the lovely quote from a Zoroastrian woman talking about their colourful clothing. She said Zoroastrians don't normally wear black, and that .... "We wear lively colours to refresh our souls". I can certainly understand and appreciate that perspective.

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  Need to take proper photos with a real camera rather than just my phone but I'm loving the way this new bouclé base sucks up the colour. #indiedyedyarn #ripplescraftsyarn