The Hogmanay Trip was very productive as well as very enjoyable.
I arrived in time to enjoy Hogmanay at The Village Inn in Arrochar followed by a relaxing New Year's Day. I had very enjoyable walks with friends from Arrochar and based the rest of the trip in Helensburgh.
I had a very nice lunch with the Duncans and caught up on what's been happening in the area and with them. They also indicated their support for proposed Inveruglas work. An application for Scheduled Monument Consent was submitted earlier this month and we hope to do some work in May and September. Natural Heritage will need to be considered in planning our start. More to follow on the proposed work.
We also spent good time with our tree surgeon, Liam MacKenzie, and his boys. With the help of his colleague, Colin, we resawed some of the yew salvaged from Elanvow for use in future sgian dubhs, boxes, etc. (hopefully to raise funds for additional work). We worked with CBP here in The States and successfully imported a small batch of yew.
I also had a great visit with Paul Hodgkiss of Hodgkiss Designs. That is always an energizing exchange and we progressed the processing of the elm salvaged from Elanvow in 2013.
2025 is off to a good start!
I arrived in time to enjoy Hogmanay at The Village Inn in Arrochar followed by a relaxing New Year's Day. I had very enjoyable walks with friends from Arrochar and based the rest of the trip in Helensburgh.
I had a very nice lunch with the Duncans and caught up on what's been happening in the area and with them. They also indicated their support for proposed Inveruglas work. An application for Scheduled Monument Consent was submitted earlier this month and we hope to do some work in May and September. Natural Heritage will need to be considered in planning our start. More to follow on the proposed work.
We also spent good time with our tree surgeon, Liam MacKenzie, and his boys. With the help of his colleague, Colin, we resawed some of the yew salvaged from Elanvow for use in future sgian dubhs, boxes, etc. (hopefully to raise funds for additional work). We worked with CBP here in The States and successfully imported a small batch of yew.
I also had a great visit with Paul Hodgkiss of Hodgkiss Designs. That is always an energizing exchange and we progressed the processing of the elm salvaged from Elanvow in 2013.
2025 is off to a good start!
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