I am opening up places on a new women's circle, on Skye, starting in June 2026. FULLY BOOKED

Around forty women joined us to celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March 2025. We gathered at Skye Bridge Studios in Kyle of Lochalsh for a full day of inspiration, connection and empowerment. It was the third year I'd co-hosted an International Women's Day event. In 2023, we showed the film Girl Rising , which told the story of nine girls around the world, striving beyond circumstance, pushing past limits. Their dreams, their voices, their remarkable stories - captur

I was so glad I accepted Nicola's invitation to visit @meadowsweetcroft yesterday in honour of British Flowers Week. Marvelling at the spikey leaved oaks, Nicola told me how 11 years ago and long before the vision of becoming Skye's first cut flower grower, she'd planted trees for shelter and winter colour in her garden. I've attempted to look up the variety, not remembering if she said European oaks... and not realising there are no less than 450 varieties of oak! Wandering