Jacob & Mairi Claire

United Kingdom
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We are currently
At home
Our next destination:
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Description
I'm especially keen to work outdoors, am already pretty handy and keen to learn to new skills along the way. Above all I'm curious about living in wild places and keen to learn and contribute.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: Beginner
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Art Projects
More details about your skills
I've previously done several workaways and have always really enjoyed the experience. Most recently these were with the Erraid community (mostly splitting firewood, cooking, fencing, mowing and strimming, planting vegetables, decorating), and gardening at the Manjushri meditation centre in Ulverston. A few years back I did a stint on a croft on Eigg (fencing, checking on sheep, basic boat maintenance), and an olive grove in Italy (pruning olive trees, path building).

Above all I'm curious about living in wild places and keen to learn and contribute.

I've experience gardening on my parents vegetable plot and working for my dad's gardening business (mainly hedge trimming, tree pruning, planting borders, mowing, erecting fencing).

I've also quite a lot of experience logging (using a chainsaw to fell and process trees, splitting logs by axe and electric splitter, and planting trees - but I don't have a chainsaw license).

I've some maintenance experience, especially decorating and basic DIY jobs.

I'm a pretty good cook having I've worked as a junior chef in 2 restaurants.

I'm currently living on Mull and have been working doing stock and deer fencing, tree planting, a little dry-stone walling and some days in a sawmill. I have also been volunteering on the croft I've been living on - mostly repairing tracks, digging drainage ditches, gardening, building a log store and helping build a chicken hutch.
Age
31 & 33
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements
  Mairi Claire is a vegetarian

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21 Apr 2016

Left by Workawayer (Jacob & Mairi Claire) for host (Helping in our organic ...)

Brilliant hosts in a beautiful place. I was made to feel like a member of the family straight away, by Saranne, Graham and the girls. There was lots to get stuck into and plenty of scope for taking on bits of projects as my own; every workaway worth the name must gift a set of steps! We always worked with a smile, plenty of laughs and tunes… read more

(Excellent )

16 Apr 2016

Left by host (Helping in our organic ...) for Workawayer (Jacob & Mairi Claire)

Piaow! Piaow!! Jacob the superhero!! And he works like that too! Amazing! We had rotten weather for the first 10 days of Jacob's stay but he worked like a Trojan throughout as if nothing was wrong. What a great guy! And so easy to get along with - a real hit with the children! He helped with loads of different projects - from weeding and… read more

(Excellent )

23 Mar 2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Jacob & Mairi Claire)

Well folks, Jacob is more than excellent! He gets on with any job, no matter how onerous, with a cheerful and determined manner. He showed himself to be a responsible, thoughtful, capable and independent volunteer who is respectful, a fine cook, excellent conversationalist and a good laugh. Eigg misses you!

(Excellent )

23 Mar 2016

Left by Workawayer (Jacob & Mairi Claire) for host (Help with croft on Isle of ...)

I had a fantastic time staying with Celia on Eigg; it's a really special island and Celia is a great host. She and her son Dylan made me feel really welcome. The work on the croft and the boat was fun and good experience, and I miss the sheep.
I hope to return!

(Excellent )

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