14 Mar Read more Keep Candles Off the Draught Draughts push the flame, soot the jar and eat a trench in the wax. Move the candle. Do not curse the soy. Continue reading
10 Mar Read more The Bone Caves near Ullapool A short Assynt walk to limestone caves that once held polar bear bones. Rocky underfoot. Worth the scramble if the weather allows. Continue reading
28 Feb Read more What Happens If Water Gets Into Candle Wax? Water in the pool makes it spit. Put it out, let it dry, then trim and relight. Do not keep going. Continue reading
21 Feb Read more How Long Should You Let Candles Cure? Give soy-coconut about two weeks. Burn it the night you poured it and the throw will be thin. Continue reading
17 Feb Read more Fairy Pools, Skye Clear pools under the Cuillin, not a fairy theme park. The water is cold. The car park is not a secret. Continue reading
14 Feb Read more Soy vs Paraffin Wax for Candles Soy vs paraffin is plant vs petroleum, cooler vs often louder. We chose soy-coconut. You can still ruin either with a long wick. Continue reading
10 Feb Read more Ben Nevis Ben Nevis is the highest. The tourist path is still a mountain day. The summit is often in cloud. Respect it. Continue reading
07 Feb Read more How to Get Candle Wax Off a Carpet Harden, pick, then iron into brown paper. Do not smear it with a hairdryer first. That is how you make a lake. Continue reading
03 Feb Read more Ullapool Ullapool is a harbour town on Loch Broom. Ferry, fish, weather, and the workshop. Come for the loch. Stay because the bus takes a while. Continue reading
27 Jan Read more Isle of Skye Skye is bigger and slower than the photographs. Pick two places. Watch the weather. Leave time for the single-track. Continue reading