Green, an old carpenter told me, is a colour that “stands” well on a boat. His concerns were for the painting of sea-going fishing boats. Green, although deemed unlucky by some fishermen, was seen as a strong colour, which was unlikely to fade and wear...

Yesterday I listened to a GoldenPlover calling from the moorland above the farm. I believe they are the bird that heralds Spring (Voar) for Icelanders. Their song cannot be said to have beauty in the way a Skylark (Laverock) does. It is a rather mournful whistle, which...

Today was Hannah’s birthday. At 22 and with a First Class degree in Drama she has the world and her life before her. Tomorrow she must travel back to England to pursue her career. The house will miss her as she has grown into a beautiful, talented young woman....

Autumn in Shetland is a time of to-ings and fro-ings, with every day seeing migrations of birds moving south and shipments of livestock being sold to Scottish farmers. Every year around 100,000 head of sheep are sold by crofters for fattening on the verdant pastures...

Wednesday the 22nd of August 2012 will linger long in our memories as the day the flood came. After a night of thunder and lightning with heavy rain showers, just before rising time the heather moorland above the Farm began to float and tear under the sheer weight...

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Crofts, local free range lamb and the slow pace of island life at 60 degrees north. It’s a very different world to that of copywriters in Gloucestershire – a refreshingly novel perspective from our rented house on the shore near Scalloway...