cybercrofter

Life on a coastal croft in the northwest Highlands of Scotland.

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Showing posts with label iron age. Show all posts
Wednesday, 30 December 2015

Can walrus ivory teach us about value?

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I was given polar bear patterned pyjama trousers by my brother this year, and they remind me that some indigenous people in the arctic have ...
Saturday, 12 December 2015

Amber - tears of trees

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I have an amber bear, a bit like this ancient amulet, which may be as much as 3500 years old. Mine is a relatively new thing, I guess, tho...
Saturday, 31 October 2015

How did Pytheas not get lost?

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Tidying up the boat for the winter, we've packed up all the pilotage books, maps and guides, and brought them home to keep them dry. T...
Saturday, 5 September 2015

Weather forecasts

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I am back onshore for a while, having spent a lot of the summer so far on board Each Mara, our trusty boat, exploring the shores, anc...
Thursday, 18 June 2015

In the Iron Age

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The novel, and sailing, are currently all-consuming. Just in case anyone is wondering why I'm not saying much here. I'll be back lat...
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cybercrofter
Assynt, Highlands of Scotland, United Kingdom
Mandy Haggith is a poet, author and activist, who lives on an Assynt croft. Off-grid, away from the mainstream, but still plugged in via the phone line. Looking into the woods, out to sea and askance at consumerist society.
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