Befriending Lewis & Harris

Befriending Lewis & Harris

There’s a place for everyone at Befriending Lewis & Harris Befriending Lewis and Harris supports people over the age of 18, in all villages and communities right across the Isles of Lewis and Harris. Our service is not your average Befriending service, it is...
You are cared for…

You are cared for…

When I look out the lounge window I see in the distance the glistering white bridge linking Great Bernera with mainland Lewis. A clear and visible symbol of two communities linked together physically, but as we know the connection is more than the physical. Involving...
Skies, seals and sunsets 

Skies, seals and sunsets 

One of the things that I love most about living here is the incredible skies, especially in the evening sun.  With such wide, open vistas, with few buildings and trees to block any views, it means that we generally have a lot of sky to admire, and Mother Nature has...
An artist on lockdown

An artist on lockdown

An artist on lockdown , what’s new there then ? We nearly always work alone , we eat like students because the function of feasting is just not as nourishing as getting that tiny flash of titanium white just right and we learn quickly that touching your face at...
Covid Crafts

Covid Crafts

Last night I finished a woollen shopping basket (didn’t want to use up my cotton yarn, but also thinking of future bags to be made using Bernera wool) Anyway, I used a free pattern which you will find below. Here is the picture of the finished item. It now holds the...