I can’t tell you how delighted and excited I am to be back on Tiree, in my warm and welcoming house, baking in my made-for-baking kitchen, working in my fabulous shop; surrounded by old friends, familiar faces and customers and first-time visitors asking questions. Tiree, right now, is exhilarating and breath-taking and full of promise. Even when rain is falling from the heavens like a waterfall, just as it is now and has been for days. It’s beautiful. All of it. Every last

I’ve been reminded more than once over the past year of how close love is to insanity. It's been a crazy year so far and it's not over yet. I love what I do but I'm not sure it's healthy. Not this year anyway. Speaking purely for my own business, I’d say if 2020 was a rollercoaster then 2021 has been a runaway train. It trundled off steadily enough to begin with when the brake pads were removed in May, but it gathered speed in no time and was soon packed to the gunnels wi