I am sitting here in the caravan with my tea watching the rain come down in sheets over the Sound. I love the rain. Seriously.
We have been invited for drinks and supper to a neighbours house. We are taking Cranachan as our contribution, a deceptively innocent sounding blend of raspberries, toasted oatmeal, honey, whisky and cream.
It’s one of my favourite Scottish desserts and should just about make it intact in a wrapped bowl as we totter down the long and winding track off the croft and over to their cottage, wrapped up against the squalls and rain.
We are so lucky with our neighbours. We seem to have found a warm and friendly community here. They pop in with gifts of quinces, strawberry plants or spare fleeces for our vegetable beds. I mean, could you ask for more?
The weather has been wild for the past week. Torrential rain and high winds, gusting to around 50 miles per hour. The caravan rocks and sings as the wind vibrates through the webbing straps holding us down.
We had our first snow on the tops last night. Early, but not unexpected. It’s been very cold.
Time to coorie in with pies, hearty soups, stews and big jumpers.
Ravencroft Skye 
How nice is that?! All of it, although I did linger over the Cranachan. You are not missing anything elsewhere…we have a mighty storm running through, the cat barometer says ‘don’t bother going out’ plus fallout from La Palma’s volcanic event inbound. We are lucky. Can’t imagine what it is like forfeiting your home to such.
Stay well and wrap up guys!
D
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Hope you don’t get too much damage from the storm!
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This is one of the main things I really love about this time of year. Every excuse to make pies, casseroles and comfort desserts with lashings of custard. It’s making my hungry!
It’s fantastic that you have found such a great reception there and have blended into the community and are getting along. I am very envious of people like you who have found a community where you are all working towards the same thing, finding sustainable ways to live and slowing your lives down. Wonderful!
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We’re very lucky, I think 😊
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Beautiful scenery, beautiful community, beautiful food, it all adds up to a beautiful life. I do enjoy your photos of the scenery, so different to our own and so gorgeous.
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Thank you. Glad you’re enjoying. I suspect that it’s mainly because it couldn’t be more opposite to your environment in terms of temperature, water levels and exposure! I’m equally fascinated by where you live and how you manage with your challenges too ❤️
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Murusl admiration! Love it.
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