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Title: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: Mrs South on November 13, 2013, 09:47:26 am

Hi

I'm Lynne.

I have been aware of the FB page for TAS for a while but only last week actually joined.

I live in the north-west Highlands, between Kyle of Lochalsh and Plockton, in a teeny tiny village with four houses (and I'm the only one who lives here all the time). My father's family goes back in the village to the mid 18th century. My dad has a croft which he works for the past 20 years almost and I got one a few year ago but we've been busy building a house. Now it's time to start workign on the croft, which hasn't been worked on for more than 100 years and is a 4.5 acre mass of overgrown grass and heather...so, LOTS to do go get it going.....

For the past two years since we moved into the house we've been sorting out an immediate garden - well, it's pretty much all raised beds and polytunnel so we've already started growing a lot of stuff.

Hope to become an active member of this group.

Lynne  :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on November 13, 2013, 10:20:35 am

Welcome Lynne from Aberdeenshire!!


It sounds like a big job on the croft but an exciting and rewarding one!!


There's a crofty sub section of the forum here  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: Victorian Farmer on November 13, 2013, 10:47:37 am

Welcome from the highlands as well .some pigs will sort the ground have a nice day.

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: Old Shep on November 13, 2013, 11:33:23 am

Hello  - what a lovely part of the country you live in!

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: Rosemary on November 13, 2013, 11:42:58 am

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

Do you have common grazing as well as your 4.5 acres?

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: bigchicken on November 13, 2013, 02:10:20 pm

A big welcome from the Fifes bigchicken and all the best in your adventure.

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: Lesley Silvester on November 13, 2013, 05:12:36 pm

 :wave: and welcome from much further south in Shropshire. Sounds like you've got it all planned out. Looking forward to getting progress reports.

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: kaz on November 13, 2013, 06:03:58 pm

Welcome. :wave: I would love to live in that area. Hamish McBeth location, just stunning.

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: mowhaugh on November 13, 2013, 06:15:28 pm

Hello!

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: Carse Goodlifers on November 13, 2013, 06:15:52 pm

Hello and welcome from the Carse  :wave:
We were up in your neck of woods/Skye about a month ago - very nice area and a great meal at the Plockton Hotel too!

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: Graemscifi on November 13, 2013, 06:25:39 pm

hello to the other end of the highlands! cycled past your neck of the woods years ago brilliant, sounds like you garden like me raised beds and all, try the victorean kitchen garden, it is all about dragging you growing site "southwards" with nothing more than glass and poo. i get my glass from the local tip and double glazing dude, works wonders.

anyhoo hi

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: Brucklay on November 13, 2013, 07:37:01 pm

Hi from Aberdeenshire - spent many a childhood vacation camping at the Plockton site and playing in rock pools, good luck with your croft.

Title: Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
Post by: Mrs South on November 13, 2013, 10:02:48 pm

oooh, hello everyone

Rosemary, yes, there is some commong grazings as well. not sure how much but at least the same again possibly a bit more, i'll ask my dad.

my friend lives in Monifieth so I told her we'd be needing a bed when we come to do one or two of your courses next year. we missed them this year as i'm a wedding photographer and i was booked on all the dates....maybe next year!

yes, hamish macbeth country. my wee brother was in one episode - dodgy claim to fame!

it is a gorgeous area - we are very lucky. once i figure out how to post some pics, I'll do so

thanks for the warm welcome and i've spotted the sub crofting forum too - brilliant!