Two decades ago, I moved to Shetland—a choice that shaped every part of my life. Here, between sea and sky, I built a home, raised a family, and grew a small creative business. I write about island life, creative work, and what keeps me inspired.
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How I Wrote My Own Cookbook (Part 2)
If you’ve ever visited Shetland — or dream of doing so — you’ll know that food is woven into the experience of a place in ways that are hard to separate from everything else. The smell of the sea and its rich produce. Rhubarb jam on a fresh...
On being scattered, and what to do about it
A bit of snow here, definitely colder, and quite windy too. Nothing unexpected for the end of March in Shetland, just before the lambing season starts.
There are weeks when I can’t seem to hold a thought for long enough to do anything with...
Coming Home Sun-Kissed
Last night, when I arrived back in Shetland, was one of those absolutely glorious moments of weather. Clear, with a glows-kind of light. Flying over Fair Isle, seeing Foula in the distance, then driving from Sumburgh to Tingwall, noticing h...
The place that lives in your heart
There’s a kind of place that lives deep in your heart. Not always where you’re from — but where something in you feels suddenly, instinctively at home.
For me, that place is Shetland.
I grew up in the Czech Republic, but from my first vis...
Ten Years Running a Business in Shetland: Reflections on the Edge of Letting Go
This summer will be the last season of Shetland Wool Adventures tours.
It feels emotional just to write that. Like watching a child reach adolescence—still so close to being a child, with all those memories intact, but learning it’s time t...
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Misa runs a successful knitting tours company and publishes 'Shetland Wool Adventures Journal'. Her 60 North Publishing creates beautiful Shetland books. Misa loves outdoors and gardening and 'A Year in My Shetland Garden' is her new cookbook.
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