I've had this idea for many years of going to America and Canada to play my fiddle and make baskets... soooo I'm going to rent out my house for 5 weeks to help finance my trip. Please let folk know if they want to stay on Mull for next summer they could live at my place... it's out there now lets see what happens x

Easter is upon us and what wonderful weather we have been having. Lots of bulbs out in the garden which makes you feel that winter and all that awful weather is behind us. I've started digging over the raised beds getting them ready for lots of veg and salads for the summer (slugs beat me to them last year). All the willow is cut and the living fences and bowers all repaired from the strong winds. The new shower room is slowly making progress and hopefully be completed by the end of April (fingers crossed) I might have a ribbon cutting ceremony!!!!! to celebrate.... all welcome but bring your own towels xx

The 'season' seems to get earlier and earlier, just had my first guest this week. Some new changes in the house. Wallpaper for example. Jim from Iona put up my 'flying ducks' paper in the living room and I'm very please with the result. The dining room has some lovely 'fern' patterened paper which looks very smart. I'd painted the window sill but unfortunately it's a favourite spot for the cats to sit on, and now I have a set of paw prints set in the paint work!!!! A new shower room is being constructed but just found out Home Base had ordered the wrong shower cubicle!!! Hopefully to be sorted out on Monday, hey ho, all part of life's rich taperstry x

Belated Happy New Year, my son came for a visit over the festive period and chopped lots of wood for me, so I've been very cosy with the woodburner on. He also knocked down one of my old sheds. The garden looks like Steptoes yard now!!!!! just waiting for a break in the weather (ha) to start clearing up the mountains of wood and 'stuff' once stored in the now deceased shed.

still having guests booking in, but it is slowing down, what a busy season!!!! New for next year a shower/toilet room just for the guests, hopefully ready for the Easter period. Re started the decorating and stripping woodchip from the living room. Flying Ducks wallpaper going up, yes honestly

well what a busy year so far, just a few days here and there not booked. If you wanted a few days at Achamore it would have to be in mid August. Still cutting the grass, picking off Saw Moth caterpillars from my fruit bushes, grrrrrr. Willow structures and willow bed growing crazy this year. Thinking of my entry to the Scarecrow trail in July. hmmmm somthing in willow I think. Go easy on the roads folks, keep smiling xx

Well it's that time of the year again, Open Gardens on the Ross, starts this Friday, and what a fine selection there is to view. So go buy your ticket, map & programme. I do believe their is tea & cakes being served at Suidhe on the Sunday too, oooh you lucky visitors. 'scuse me I've grass to cut.

Well the season is already up and running, had so many guests staying since Easter and for the next few weeks I'm virtually booked up !!!! Still in the middle of decorating, at least the ceiling has been painted in the dining room, just need to have a few days free to paint the doors & woodwork. Clearing the loft out at the moment and that is one FULL loft. Weather is fabulous so want to be out doing the garden. Open Garden event is happening again towards the end of May so do come and visit all the lovely gardens on the Ross of Mull.

Managed to get one wall stripped, forgot to open a window and steamed up the electrics and tripped a fuse, oops, Set everything up to strip another wall tonight (including moving heavy mirror and sideboard) only to find the steamer wont work?? hmmmm I'll replace the fuse and keep my fingers crossed, it's a new steamer too hohum

well that's the tax return in, just!!!! so my time will now be focused on stripping - the walls of course. Paint was bought over Christmas and now to get the steamer fired up and make a mess. I've got some fab retro flying duck wall paper to go up, so watch this space.

Having a festive break in Liverpool, lots of decorating to do when I get back so B&Q sales here I come. Best wishes to all xx

Photos from Achamore Croft B&B's post

Weather changeable again but aren't the autumn colours beautiful. makes you want to walk for miles, eat hearty fare and quaf glasses of red wine by a roaring fire. Even cobwebs and old sheds look good in the sunshine.