Over The Hills And Far Away

State of Plan

2007-12-01T20:16:14Z

*blows dust off the site* Whoops, rather let this slip into the shadows over the last half year haven't I? Nonetheless, The Plan continues apace, with further developments and ponderings on the how-to-make-a-living-once-living-on-Skye issue espe...

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Bookmarked for May 08...

2007-05-10T18:55:37Z

There's a two-day show on homebuilding taking place this weekend at Glasgow's SECC, organised by Homebuilding and Renovating magazine, but being a few years off from the great move it'd be frustrating to go along right now and marvel at all the th...

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Distance Development

2007-04-26T09:31:57Z

UHI goes Europe-wide with two postgraduate courses UHI Millennium Institute has launched into Europe with two online postgraduate degree courses which will increase international expertise in rural and mountain development. Students from anywhe...

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Why We Rent

2007-04-24T08:51:16Z

...and why we'll build. Sharp house price rises recorded House prices in Scotland have increased by twice the UK average according to the latest quarterly figures. The cost of a home north of the border jumped 22.4% over the past year, compa...

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Signposts

2007-04-21T17:48:04Z

It's been a bit quiet round here, hasn't it? I'm glad to say this is entirely down to life going particularly nuts over the last few months, rather than any kind of climbdown from The Plan. Central to the nutsness has been moving flat, caused by...

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If I Were A Carpenter...

2007-01-14T20:44:26Z

Ever since 2006 tumbled away into the ether, I've been brooding about what exactly I'll be bringing to Skye in terms of skills and practicality, especially with regards to making a living - we'll have to pay that plot-and-build mortgage with some...

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Book: 21st Century Smallholder

2007-01-08T22:19:02Z

A curious book, this, originally brought home by the Lass. A cosy hardback, well designed with an eye-catching use of colour and layout throughout, Paul Wassington's 21st Century Smallholder is best taken as an inspirational starting block for l...

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A Passive Life

2006-12-31T11:09:45Z

From Worldchanging.com: Zero-carbon building in the UK Hana Loftus December 22, 2006 5:43 AM Last month's pre-Budget statement by the UK government was heralded as 'green' when in reality, most of its measures were pretty puny. A mere £5 extra t...

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Falling Sky Is Not Enough

2006-12-21T17:39:21Z

Well, here we are, first post time on a new website. Hello. This is Over The Hills And Far Away and it's going to run alongside Falling Sky for the foreseeable future. But why the deuce have I set up a second blog when I have enough trouble kee...

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