28: The Scottish Isle – Restoring Our Cottage; Renovation; Island Life; Off-Grid Living in Scotland



Episode 28.

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Title music ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’; a traditional Scottish folk tune, performed by Tara Howley.

Background music frequently used:

Reidun Schlesinger on harp, a Belgian classically-trained musician plays Fanny Power, attributed to Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738).
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Reidun Schlesinger on harp, a Belgian classically-trained musician, playing Blind Mary – attributed to Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738).
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Rocio Galena playing The Clergy’s Lamentation, traditional Irish folk tune by Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738).
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35 thoughts on “28: The Scottish Isle – Restoring Our Cottage; Renovation; Island Life; Off-Grid Living in Scotland”

  1. I think the shore line would be quite different now to back then in the early 1900's. Tie a couple of the logs together on an old palate and pull along the water edge with a decent rope from shore. Its an easy decision fence off the area nearest your house so the sheep don't poop there, its not as if they hav'nt got anywhere else to graze as they have plenty. Your food supply and growing veggies is important and comes 1st. Take care 💕🇦🇺

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  2. Just a question on your growing beds. I thought you said the one in front of the house had to go because it was sending damp into the living room. Did you resolve that? Love your content thank you.

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  3. That sheep poop is good fertilizer. I'd save it up for the garden this spring. It already comes in nice manageable pieces to cast about. Seaweed is a convenient slug and snail deterrent, I must try it for we have an ample amount living on the Northern California coast. Is it the sodium content that does the trick? The madness could be due to island fever.

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  4. When you were pulling the leaves out of the water spring. Why not put a piece of chicken wire over it to stop leaves and stuff falling in. That would be easier to clean and putting your hands into the water

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  5. Sooo beautiful there. Thank you for sharing with us. I've made salt from sea water quite a few times. I just put m old y pan on the log burner and it evaporates fairly quickly and makes lovely salt

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  6. Just Wonderful enjoyment from your Work….Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Blessings upon your House.

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  7. If you're going to grow sweet corn, you need a much bigger garden.
    Cut your wood and pull it back to the house on a sledge. Easy to make one and very useful for hauling anything. Groceries, wood, coal, fuel, water, stone, seaweed etc. Easier to use than the wheel barrow.
    Scott, you can be Capt. Cook! I don't think he went anywhere near the Hebrides, but I wouldn't swear to anything! Meeting a stag would be fun. Beats a bear or a moose.

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