spring sunshine
This is my pride and joy at the moment, though I may be led to curse it at a later stage! Myself and a partner have taken on the lease of this grand old hall. It was built for the Skye Gathering Balls and today, although the balls still take place, the hall is leased to anyone willing to take it on the rest of the year.
For the last few years a craft market has been running daily in the gallery and room upstairs, and a larger craft market in the main hall monthly. Other events take place in the hall – from Mr Akram, a hall full of everything you ever needed and didn’t, to weddings and ceilidhs. The hall has a fascinating history, which I will eventually dedicated an entire website to. I will take loads of photos too. Our plan is to continue all these events with a few additions, a much improved market upstairs and a makeshift heritage lounge in the actual gallery – complete with tartan pews, a fantastic collection of old Skye postcards on show, help yourself coffee AND THE BEST VIEW IN TOWN.
The Hebridean Princess floating smugly in the bay
Other mention should go to the few daffodils that are popping up and the snowdrops whose short life is over. I have some crocuses in the garden , but the wild ones on the playing field are sadly trampled before they have chance to open. The Hebridean Princess was in the bay yesterday offloading bewildered tourists by way of a little boat , to the pier. As there is not much by way of guidance when they reach the pier, there is a bit of confusion about what to do next. The village is a ten minute walk, but not visible from the pier. Those who venture up to Wentworth street are met by the shop keepers with a mixture of relief and fear – for the tourist season is upon us!
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