little big new thing

Since yesterday evening Leob Croft is the home of 2 honey bee colonies. The hives are placed in what we call "the room", the black currant and soft fruit are...

Being on earth is a rich experience. The good and the bad, the worrying and the easing, hope and doubts, depression and exhaled joy are wisely intermingled t...

March is a good time to get to know brambles. From a crofters perspective brambles are a pest. One continuously has to defend the cultivated bits of lands ag...

Coming to the tiny settlement of "Gruline" at the End of the "scenic route" from the Ross of Mull north along the West coast at the end of Loch Na Keal, one ...

Three things I learned about the weather in the last weeks 1. It` a rhythmic phenomenon (in short terms) Here at Leob, we have corrugated iron roofs (i case ...

Usually when I spot an otter (which is quite rare but does happen) I don't have a camera with me or it is too far for a good shot (at last with my camera). Y...

Unbelievable, but true: its a year now that we are at Leob. It is time for a little update on our situation. But, well, that's not easy to answer... But meanw...

We had a lovely short visit to Kilmartin Valley. Since a while I`m intrigued by Rock Art (Cup and Ring Marked Rocks). Kilmartin is the region in Britain with...

Soon it will be one year, that we are at Leob on Mull. It has always been a wish of mine, to climb Ben More. It feels as if "he" is the watchman over Leob an...

Dear everyone, I`m very sorry for not having updated the blog for almost 2 month. Too much happened. Instead of a long story... please enjoy the pictures :-)...

(und eine Anleitung wie man es leicht schaffen kann zu uns zu gelangen) Mull ist weit weg, ok. Als ich 2016 mit der „Iona Summer School“ anfing und sie bewar...

Im Frühling im Garten, es wuchs erst wenig, und die ausgesäten Blumen keimten noch gar nicht, entdecke ich an vielen Stellen, ja fast überall, aber verstreut...

Invitation to: St John festival, Midsummer, Sun and Earth Festival. Some members of our initiative “Anblick” ("Sight"), now live in Scotland and continue doi...

The 24 foot (7.31 m) diameter yurt is now our home. It was a long way to get there, and now it suddenly materialized! Its amazing. The first nights and days ...

Liebe Beteiligte meiner Dissertation! (Familie, Freunde, Mitleidende, Mitfiebernde, Begleiter, Betreuer, Kollegen usw.) Endlich erhalte ich Post aus Witten m...

When I step out of the door, I step on grass. Our houses at Leob Croft are blended into the landscape and its lush nature. It would be difficult to find anot...

On Monday 13th May in the morning some Mullians (locals), a befriended couple Rhyddian and Laura with their lovely daughter Megan, neighbours Mandy, Claire a...

Is a yurt a house? Yes. If you live in a tent or a bunker, it’s your choice of how you want to live, such, whatever structure you are living in, is your hous...

What?! What did you just say? I'm pushing the pram and meanwhile I look into my daughters dark blue eyes and suddenly that sentence comes to me... Do all peo...