Pictures of Donald at his thatched croft

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Donald MacDonald, self-sufficient in his kitchen.

(Photograph by Domhnall Iain Caimbeul)

 

Cutting reeds for annual thatching, September 1999.

(Photograph by Paul Haley)

 

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New thatch was laid over the old, held down with chicken wire, then treated with weedkiller.

(Photograph by Paul Haley)

 

The reeds were stooked until partly dried.

(Photograph by Paul Haley)

 

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