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Fair Isle Sketchbook: Weaving Words & Wool

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Fair Isle Flip Book Fair Isle A Journey to Britain's Most Remote Inhabited Island Fair Isle is a lyrical reminder to break the momentum of busyness that fuels the sadness of never understanding ourselves. It makes a place to sit down. So: Sit down. Be quiet... The impulse to create begins in a tunnel of silence. Page 1 Your browser does not support the audio element. Share Fair Isle Audio Player Ed, Sarah And Skyelark Live Off Grid In Shetland 🎙️🎧Share Fair I...

The Geography of Bliss: Shetland’s Wild and Wonderful Charm

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Shetland Islands Experience The Shetland Islands Where rugged cliffs meet gentle sheep "Somewhere Over Fair Isle—A Rainbow in the Northern Sky" "Three explorers, one road, and Carlos the bull—Fair Isle's unexpected legend!" "Skyelark, the fierce little guardian of the flock! Her battleship grey dog house—once a...

That National Geographic Trip To Everywhere

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The Geography of Bliss The Geography of Bliss Finding Joy in Unexpected Places It was the best of vibes. It was the worst of vibes. We waited for 2020 to have that perfect vision. Nobody could predict what they'd be seeing and doing last year - washing our hands, wearing a mask and social distancing because of the global pandemic. Normally, we would be sailing in the Norwegian Fjords, The Baltics or through Alaska's wildlife super highway, and Glacier Bay. 'Tis the season but all fleets have come to a grinding halt. And then we found Fair Isle, which is like a cargo ship, surrounded by sea. Share Fair Isle Audio Player Ed, Sarah And Skyelark Live Off Grid In Shetland 🎙️🎧S...

Landed Isle Be Back

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We Are Back - Shetland Islands We Are Back! Continuing our Shetland adventure Exploring from Above – Soaring at 10,000 feet, taking in breathtaking landscapes that stretch as far as the eye can see. A whole new perspective on adventure! New horizons, same regal stance—Skyelark takes in her latest domain with the confidence of a true explorer. "The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something." Morning Mist & Lerwick Luxuries – A day trip to Shetland’s hu...

The Anthropology of Green: Fair Isle’s Fields and Moss

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I was asked today, "Who is the most important person I ever met?" I answered: "That mountain." 🌍 World Premiere Welcome to Britain's Most Isolated Inhabited Island I, the land Now on Fair Isle, because of salt water, and clearings for sheep, there are no such things as trees. The life of wood, and how it shows growth, death, and rebirth, is just a souvenir. There is another kind of ecosystem here, and it works — a solitude, but not loneliness — and a general unwinding of the worlds we have known. The only thing to stand guard between the solitude and me are two defiant rocky mountains in the distance, as I look out of our kitchen window . Yet these rocks rock! Love it here — in all its stark splendor. I’ve had this saying: I haven't been everywhere, but it is on my list. Well, Fair Isle is North Of Everywhere.