Warm Greetings from Scotland,Like much of Europe, the sun has been scorching here in recent weeks, some of our hillsides and forest have paid the price. The recent rain is unusually welcome.I write with opportunities relating to The Shieling Collecti...

Greetings I'm writing from an Air BnB in Seattle, gazing out across still waters to the glorious snowy peak of Mount Rainer/Tahoma. Having left my house at a full 24 hours ago, I should be asleep rather than writing emails, but here we are.I've prima...

Thank you to everyone who joined last night, and to those who couldn't make it but have been following along.It was a rich gathering, and I loved the chance to spend an evening sharing story, the living tradition, and the question of mentorship. I fo...

A quick note ahead of Wednesday evening.Passing an Ember starts at 7.30pm. Register here if you haven't already: https://www.rekindlingthehearth.com/passing-an-emberI'll be opening the evening with the Makers of Dreams — a story from Skye, passe...

Dear It's high summer, the days stretch, nature flourishes and Scottish people turn from pale blue to bright red after one day of sunshine.In old times, rural folk would take their livestock up into the hills to access the high pasture, the lush gree...