Tour round the blackbus

welcome to our wee home high in the highlands

Mels woollie hats

A few people have said i should put Mels work up on my blog and various sites so here she is with her wonderful crafts…..

Mel has always been into her crafts at what she can do with some wool and two ( even one )needles will i hope amaze you

as much as it has done me over the years..

I have persuaded her to now show you all and if anyone would like a hand knitted highland bonnet then email her at

mel@theblackbuscompany.com

and i am sure you will be happy with your wee woollen bonnet…………………

SHOP SCOTLAND IS CURRENTLY OFFERING FREE LISTINGS

One week left for free listing on the Shop Scotland site ,if you are intrested head over quickly ,i did and susie there is so helpful.....

Welcome to Shop Scotland. The handy and ever growing directory of products designed, created and made in Scotland.

you can get there by clicking here

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Whether it's a new bag that you're after, a carved wooden toy, sparkling jewellery or even some pungent cheese, Shop Scotland has all this and much more to offer. Each listing provides links direct to individual suppliers websites where you can purchase directly from the maker or artist.

Take your time to have a look around, new listings are added regularly so come back again soon, and tell your friends.

Hermit Highland wandering wonders

7.00 am and with my first cup of coffee consumed ,i headed in to the horsebox and switched the laptop on.

First i want to thank everyone for all the amazing emails and comments across the web about my pictures stories and films

As you know i am only on a wee dial up so although i try to get back to everyone i am sorry if i forget you along the way..

After catching up with nearly everything i grabbed my camera and headed into the hills ,the above pictures are from my wee wander.

The butterfly being my favourite one ( we have been called the butterfly people many times )

I had to chase the wee one for what seemed like miles before i captured the wee shots losing both flip flops along the way.

And to anyone i scared while driving along the Ullapool road sorry just me the Dafthermit..

Dafthermit with a touch of orla Wren

This is my latest wee film from the highlands of Scotland using my images and this time i have been given the honour of using my friend Tui's music the CD of which has just been launched in Japan,

and for the last few weeks i have been busy in the horsebox trying to do the music justice


I hope you enjoy it , and i would love to hear what you think ?

once again my friend thank for the inspiration...........

Mel's Interview at Powder room Graffitti

A couple of days ago we got a wee email from Diane over at Powder room graffiti ,which i hope you will take the time to wander over to..

I will post a link to the interview when it is finished and up on Diane's site..

Diane asked Mel to be as honest and open as possible and i think you will agree she has been ..

Last week i got Mel a wee laptop so she can load up here poetry so now i am teaching her to use it (talk about the blind leading the blind lol )

I LOVE YOU BABE XXX


Diane has now put Mel's interview up and it can be seen here

Storm Rolling In

Yeterday just got hotter and hotter until i thought all the tyres on the bus would melt.
Then from the west some clouds rolled in and with a massive crash of thunder which rocked the bus and sent Dylan legging it under the bed at last the pressure released..

For the next hour we were treated to a truly amazing display by mother nature forks of lightining would scream down from the clouds and light the sky with an eerie blue and inside the bus you could feel the power being unleashed all over the mountains crashes of thunder could be felt quickly followed by larger and larger blots of light ..

until finally the clouds rolled on past and the air was left fresh and clear

truly a blessing to be able to sit and watch such an incredible disply

happy travels the dafthermit