Follow CanispHouse on Twitter

Windows Live Writer

Click for larger image

Using wordpress, like most other bloging software is easy once you have a little practice, particularly if you write on a regular basis. But what if you don’t write that regular, or what about the complete technophobic? I’m pleased to say that if the Wordpress admin panel completely intimidates you, its [...]

Strathy Point, Sutherland

Took some time out yesterday and spent the afternoon on the north coast near Strathy Point, Sutherland. Maybe not a brilliant day for picture taking, but managed to get a couple of shots worth keeping. This one looks quite dramatic in mono, and I didn’t need to do much on my computer. I use Nikon [...]

Canisp House: now on iPhone, Blackberry and Google Android

I’ve been beavering away to make not just this blog, but the whole Canisp House web presence user friendly on the latest mobile devices. I have come up with a solution that automaticaly detects which device visitors are using, and then deliver my content in the most appropriate way. Not all of the pages are [...]

Enter the Dragons Den

Enter The Dragons Den, be oh so afraid. I found this gem in Duncan Bannatynes twitterpics. The newspaper headline says it all. Made me smile. I wont be pitching for anything this week Maybe next week, hmm.

Summer is comming

Or at least I hope it is. It seems like a distant memory, but it’s not that far away and time to think about the warm months with long days that lay ahead. The Photographs below, taken just below Pulteney Town, Wick. Beautiful spot, just outside of the harbour.

Nikons latest compact

Nikon Coolpix S8000

Hot off the press today, Nikon announces its latest line up of new compact digital cameras. At the head of the list is the slimmest camera yet, the 14.2 mega pix Coolpix S8000

From the press room:

“Nikon UK today announces the world’s slimmest wide angle 10x zoom camera, the S8000. One of its new range [...]

One man and his dogs.

Managed to catch these little blighters at the right moment. Hamish and Nipper.
Nipper is the one on the left, and the younger of the two, at only 6 months old. Head strong with an ‘up front’ personality. Nipper comes from working stock from a farm near Dingwall. We didn’t choose him, he chose us, he [...]

Snow Queen

You guessed, even more snow. Not sure if we can get out today, but at least we can tend the animals. The quad is a god send. Without it, life would be very difficult, or certainly more than it is just now. This one machine means so much to us. Imagine checking the fence line, [...]

Snow this morning

Arose this morning to a familiar scene, more snow. More to come over the weekend.

Natural Wool Dyeing

Caroline has had a busy day indeed. We had some surplus  beetroots and, out of curiosity, wanted to find out what colour dye it would make. Not red as  we all might think, or possibly blue, or even grey. After temporarily trashing the kitchen, the result was the deepest of golden yellows.