cybercrofter

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

Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Highlight of the year - bow head whale

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This is definitely the highlight of all the highlights of my year. I thought seeing walrus or polar bear in the arctic would be the tops, bu...
Monday, 30 December 2013

Highlight of the year - the day job

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On Mondays and Tuesdays I'm the co-ordinator of the European Environmental Paper Network , a coalition of more than 70 green and human...
Sunday, 29 December 2013

Highlight of the year - ocean of ice

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In June we sailed north into arctic waters. Day after day on the open sea. No land. No other vessels. I had not known what to expect - would...
Saturday, 28 December 2013

Highlight of the year - Assynt wonder-wanderings

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I live in wonderland, and it isn't possible to list all those magical mornings when we have walked out, off the croft, up a hill or ou...
Friday, 27 December 2013

Highlight of the year - books

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You wait for ages and then 2 buses come along at once. Or in my case, you wait five years and two books get published at once! After gatheri...
Thursday, 26 December 2013

Highlight of the year - the Edinburgh Botanics

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For the month of July I had the best possible job - poet in residence in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. This was part of the Walkin...
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Wednesday, 25 December 2013

Highlight of the year - bees

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Two years ago, my bee colony died. I decided not to try to get another colony, as even experienced beekeepers seemed to be having such a har...
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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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