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Designs On Benbecula
Hi, welcome to blog
My name is Deborah, and my husband is called Archie. We live in Benbecula, in the Uists. This is a Scottish Island, in the Western Isles.
We have in our family John , who is 25, Iain 24, (engaged and living now in Aberdeen with his fiance Charli) and Jennifer 18.
We have 5 Bengal cats, as well as having a very large pyranean mountain dog called Aime.
Bengal cats are a breed of cat, descended from an Asian leopard cat/ domestic cat cross.
our cats are: Hazel, amber, sapphire, queen, and our big boy warrior. The first two are brown spotted, sapphire is brown marble, and the boy and queen are blue eyed snows.
We did breed kittens for about 7 years, but have now decided to cut down on the noise and mess levels, which means cutting down the cats!
Archie is from the Islands, as his mum was born in Tiree and his dad was from North Uist.
I was born in Ware, England, and my family moved from Hitchen in Herts to the Isle of Mull when I was 13 years old, so I have lived on Scottish islands for most of my life.
Archie is the manager of a building supplies firm here on Benbecula.
I became a nursery nurse after leaving school the first time, but there were no jobs in nurseries available by the time I had completed my training, as a lot of them were being closed down. I worked as a nanny for 2 and a half years in Mull to one family, and then about 6 months in Dumfries for another family before getting married and going to sea with Archie on an oil tanker. Unfortunately the ship was sold on our trip as the insurance rates became too high because of the war at that time. (1984)
we went back to Mull and settled down and had our two sons, I did work in a shop and as a home carer while there. we moved when john was 5 to Uist, for Archie's Job. I worked as a home carer again and a relief school auxiliary, and then in an MOD cafe making cakes and soup. At last for a short while I got a job running the creche which I loved although it was not well paid.
Then nearing the age of 40, I went back to secondary school as an adult, and at the same time started making and designing jewellery for fun. I then spent 10 years studying a fine art degree, and working at the same time, first growing and selling plants, then as a chef, and lastly as a home carer. Just before finishing my degree I became ill and I havent been able to work since then.
I have an hons degree in fine art, and many new friends, but still havent managed to earn much money yet.
I have set up a studio with a dark room on east camp, a local enterprise community here in Benbecula, so if you want to have a look round while on holiday in Uist, please drop in to see me.
My name is Deborah, and my husband is called Archie. We live in Benbecula, in the Uists. This is a Scottish Island, in the Western Isles.
We have in our family John , who is 25, Iain 24, (engaged and living now in Aberdeen with his fiance Charli) and Jennifer 18.
We have 5 Bengal cats, as well as having a very large pyranean mountain dog called Aime.
Bengal cats are a breed of cat, descended from an Asian leopard cat/ domestic cat cross.
our cats are: Hazel, amber, sapphire, queen, and our big boy warrior. The first two are brown spotted, sapphire is brown marble, and the boy and queen are blue eyed snows.
We did breed kittens for about 7 years, but have now decided to cut down on the noise and mess levels, which means cutting down the cats!
Archie is from the Islands, as his mum was born in Tiree and his dad was from North Uist.
I was born in Ware, England, and my family moved from Hitchen in Herts to the Isle of Mull when I was 13 years old, so I have lived on Scottish islands for most of my life.
Archie is the manager of a building supplies firm here on Benbecula.
I became a nursery nurse after leaving school the first time, but there were no jobs in nurseries available by the time I had completed my training, as a lot of them were being closed down. I worked as a nanny for 2 and a half years in Mull to one family, and then about 6 months in Dumfries for another family before getting married and going to sea with Archie on an oil tanker. Unfortunately the ship was sold on our trip as the insurance rates became too high because of the war at that time. (1984)
we went back to Mull and settled down and had our two sons, I did work in a shop and as a home carer while there. we moved when john was 5 to Uist, for Archie's Job. I worked as a home carer again and a relief school auxiliary, and then in an MOD cafe making cakes and soup. At last for a short while I got a job running the creche which I loved although it was not well paid.
Then nearing the age of 40, I went back to secondary school as an adult, and at the same time started making and designing jewellery for fun. I then spent 10 years studying a fine art degree, and working at the same time, first growing and selling plants, then as a chef, and lastly as a home carer. Just before finishing my degree I became ill and I havent been able to work since then.
I have an hons degree in fine art, and many new friends, but still havent managed to earn much money yet.
I have set up a studio with a dark room on east camp, a local enterprise community here in Benbecula, so if you want to have a look round while on holiday in Uist, please drop in to see me.
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