It’s Easter weekend, and we’re in London in body but our hearts and minds are on our croft in Skye.
We’re at that stage where there’s little we can do until planning permission is granted, and so we wait, and wait, and plan next steps.
Fast on the heels of planning permission comes the need for a Building Warrant, and for that decisions need to be made about interior house specifications, so in the interest of ensuring that there are no delays we are working through plans for flooring, heating, kitchen and bathrooms.
All good stuff, but with the sun shining here and Spring firmly in place it’s so difficult not to get distracted by planting schemes and tree decisions. All of which should sensibly wait until after the access road and groundworks are agreed, as we can’t really start until this has happened and the lower part of the croft drainage has been improved.
Patience. Patience. A virtue that I sadly lack and which I have tried to develop all my life. I breathe. It will come.
I resign myself to planting out pots of herbs on the London house balcony and focussing on the positives. I bake bread (honing my skills for when we don’t have easy access to good bread on the island!) We start sifting through our many boxes of books and possessions, weighing what we will really need for the future.
I dream about the croft.
Ravencroft Skye 
Heating is good! And by golly you will need it!
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Hee hee. That’s what jumpers are for! 😀
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You have the time………make sure that you make the most of it!
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I’m knitting large jumpers and big wool socks in preparation!
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If it helps I’ll be anxious with you. Enjoy your last days in London and the time to get started on Skye will be here before you know it. 🙂
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Thankyou! 💕
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“If you want to know the past, look at your present. If you want to know the future, look at your present.” Buddhist scripture.
Enjoy planting the seeds of your future in this moment.
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How I miss that good brown bread I had when in Scotland… YUM!
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I dream too; about my little mud roundhouse, about sitting on the Eastern side deck while I spin, or drink coffee. I dream about planting and tending my garden, laid out to be easy to access from the kitchen. I dream about sweeping quietly shining earthen floors and washing dishes while looking out the window at my herb garden. It’s like I live another life entirely in my dreams.
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I totally get that. Have you read the “My Home Life” blog here on WordPress? I love it. It’s all about the simple pleasures of home. Check it out 👍
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Thanks, I will.
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