The flower photo is an iris. They grow wild in the Isle of Lewis.

And he's made four kilts for me this year. Well, his shop has... Beautifully done and reasonably priced.

I have no historical knowledge about socks in Scotland but Mr Google says archaeologists have found a knitted sock dating back to 1500BC in Denmark, so I'd expect they also existed in Scotland.

Is that the white Snizort Free Church on the A850?
My wife's cousin is the minister there now.

She’s selecting a pattern to make herself a cardigan next in between the quilting and church baking.

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So my wife made this for me

Some floor coverings are none too heat-friendly!
When I was 18 and in Royal Air Force training camp, I pressed a pair of wool trousers on top of a blanket on the floor and totally naffed the floor.

They were the Queen's Colour Squadron. I was next door to them at Uxbridge in '82. Drill and ceremonial is their job.

Looks great!

UK Military tailoring can be a bit varied!
When I joined the Royal Air Force, I was issued with a raincoat made of rather cheap material like everyone else's. But after a year or so I hung it on the...

Oh Yes
In Lewis Gaelic that R sounds more like “th” to my English ear! But the tongue goes slightly back from the th placing. Very hard to do right.

When I was learning, not very hard, I had my wife's father available as a Lewis native who used to have aeschemic attacks and forget how to speak English occasionally. Sadly he died in 2001. I could...