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Croft, Coast and Hill: Letters from the Northwest Highlands

Rainbows and tangled growth thread their way through uncertain weather on Annie Worsley and Kirsteen Bell’s respective crofts.

South Erradale, September 12th

Dear Kirsteen,

How was your ‘summer’? We escaped the terrible heat although I confess to grumbling and moaning because of the relentless rain. 2026 will be remembered for extreme temperatures and drought in the UK but our Wester Ross summer has been such a soggy damp squib.

R. and I did get a taste of the heat. In early August we drove south to a family gathering in Wales. To celebrate our 70th birthdays, our four kids, their partners…

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