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We鈥檙e planning a trip to the Northern Isles in the springtime. We鈥檒l be spreading the word about Island Blogging and hope to meet a few current bloggers while we鈥檙e there too!

We鈥檇 like to reach as many people as possible on the trip and you could help with that. Are you a member of a community group? Would you like us to come along to one of your meetings to talk about Island Blogging? Perhaps we could visit your staffroom or canteen and speak to a group there? If you鈥檇 be interested in us popping by do get in touch.

Send me an email at islandblogging@bbc.co.uk - it鈥檒l be great to hear from you.

Anne :)

Maureen McKendry, a journalist from the Sunday Times, has been in touch.
She鈥檚 writing an article on the number of women moving away from the Western Isles and would like to speak to those who鈥檝e done so.

If you鈥檇 like to speak to Maureen email me at islandblogging@bbc.co.uk and I鈥檒l pass on her details.

As Ruthodanort pointed out a few weeks ago, today sees the first of Unst鈥檚 two Up Helly Aa celebrations. If any of our Unst bloggers are heading along to Uyeasound to watch 鈥� or take part! 鈥� please don鈥檛 forget to let us know how it all goes and show us your photos.

If you鈥檙e going to be in the area but don鈥檛 blog with us already, you can still send in your snaps. Just email them to islandblogging@bbc.co.uk and I鈥檒l post them on the site.

I hope you have a great night! :)

There鈥檚 much chat in the office today about a man in Shetland who鈥檚 breeding pink bunny rabbits in a bid to capitalise on the 鈥榩et as fashion accessory鈥� market. Apparently the colour is achieved by feeding the rabbits beetroot. Anyone know anything about it? And would you want to own one?!

My colleague says she heard it on Radio 2 - so it must be true! ;-)

Take a look at our brand new Island Blogging poster. Lovely, isn鈥檛 it? It features a photo from the blog.

I鈥檒l be sending these out to various places over the next week or so, so you鈥檒l hopefully see some in your area. If you know somewhere which would aesthetically improved by one of the posters - shop/hall/post office/staffroom/community centre etc. - get in touch!

Email me at islandblogging@bbc.co.uk with your address details and I鈥檒l send one out to you.

We also have postcards of the same design - let me know if you can find a good home for them.

Anne

I received an email from avid Island Blogging user Jill from East Kilbride. It was such a nice message I thought I鈥檇 let you see it. She says,

鈥淚 am a big Island Blogging fan although I live in Lanarkshire and have no real island connection apart from a couple of brief visits. I just love to read about the bloggers' lives and see their photos. It's a different planet! Strange how you feel you are "friends" with people you've never met... Give my love to Flying Cat and that lovely dog Coco on Luing.鈥�

Aw, doesn鈥檛 that put a smile on your face? ;-)

Hope you enjoy the weekend.

Anne

Hopefully by the end of this week you should start to see our new posters and postcards popping up all over the place. Keep an eye out for them in colleges, libraries, airports and on ferries. Do let me know if you spot them!

If there鈥檚 an A3 sized gap on a wall in your community that could accommodate a poster please email me at islandblogging@bbc.co.uk and I鈥檒l happily send one out to you.