| Promoting Caithness
2020… What a year. How is it possible for a period of time to have gone so slowly, and yet so fast? At the start of the year we were all hearing about a mysterious virus circulating in China, without giving too much thought for the consequences here in the UK. Who could have anticipated…
With all of life at the moment, things are strange and not how we’d necessarily want them to be. Due to COVID, we can’t get together with loved ones, and this year, Christmas will be very different. For small businesses too, it’s an uncertain time, as many creative folks rely on sales from events and…
In 2017 I flitted north from Inverness to Wick in Caithness, and in 2018 I rebranded my blog to A Highland Blend. Since living in Caithness, I’ve got to know the locals and their businesses, got involved with the local community, and started to explore this stunning region, which sits right on the NC500. I’ve…
As I scanned the subject header line ‘Your application for reduction in hours‘, my heart skipped a beat as I opened the email. Here’s some context: Over the summer, after discussing the various pros and cons with Mr B of such a risk, I had requested to reduce my hours in my ‘day job’ in…