<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Two Skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jewellery with Scottish heart!  Scottish gemstones, fine Celtic jewellery and unique designs by Scottish designer, Adam McIntosh.  ]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:41:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.twoskies.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Great McIntosh Solo Adventure (Part 3: Wild, wild Australia!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Still stationed outside the local beer store, with no luck for almost 2 weeks, I became more of a familiar sight and gradually began to...]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/the-great-mcintosh-solo-adventure-part-3-wild-wild-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">649d8c9d15ce0832e4711ac7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:33:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_0d42b61b88534912b6d1ae66249d7da1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great McIntosh Family Adventure (Part 2: New Zealand to Australia)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next intriguing part of our journey took us to the picturesque west coast of the North Island, near the cool little town of Hokitika....]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/the-great-mcintosh-family-adventure-part-2-new-zealand-to-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">646b6cffa6094e8e86d4aea2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 13:33:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_19620d39f17d42bfb7be3fffd3c6d064~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great McIntosh Family Adventure (Part 1: India to New Zealand)]]></title><description><![CDATA[November 2022 marked the beginning of an incredible journey for the McIntosh family - myself, my wife Roberta and our wee son Jasper - as...]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/the-great-mcintosh-family-adventure-part-1-india-to-new-zealand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6447a87546499ce9b2eea563</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:01:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_3f08f13ed5b9488cb95acc502fd88012~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_961,h_896,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour of Love!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Easily our most beloved stone from our Scottish range, Iona Marble is a real labour of love for Two Skies!  ]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/labour-of-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62150be017238ef7a36c8371</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 12:27:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_832530fe43c34ad1b0627c89d0d23d9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adam's Own Blog:  THE SCOTTISH GEM HAUL ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The collection  "cabinets" of  Dr James Todd came up for auction last month  - a lifelong collector of Scottish gems and minerals . His collection predated  the designation of protected areas like the Cairngorms National Park and SSSI  zones like  Shetland and the Isle of Lewis. The auction came up at Bonhams - I was notified by the Scottish Gemmological Society as a person of interest.  It was a selection of Scottish gemstones mostly  cut and faceted, which gained huge interest worldwide  -...]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/adam-s-own-blog-the-scottish-gem-haul</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a77abe6df46d0016a05775</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:33:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_5dc3ad951e3345beb1bbc1a514290a7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Monstrous Opal!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As October is now here, here's a tale about an Opal, which is of course, October's birthstone. 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The Calanais Standing Stones...]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/treasures-of-lewis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61278a47db87f20016cea3b4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:30:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_3b9cc854314547d29bf032eb0b816a65~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Throwback Thursday - an interview with a 15 year old Adam!]]></title><description><![CDATA["Life at Sycamore Towers" originally published September 1998 by The Herald DURING the week, 15-year-old Adam McIntosh goes to school,...]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/throwback-thursday-an-interview-with-a-15-year-old-adam</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611e3ccc974e0b001514fa39</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:37:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_5a8c63863a744501a809e7902b444eb0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shark Friendly Jewellery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here at Two Skies, we like our Shark Tooth jewellery - shark tooth pendants have long been adorned by humans who viewed them as a potent...]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/shark-friendly-jewellery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">610bbfef26f0e400152936b2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 11:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_c613afa0d4c14dc6b0725273dbc61b4d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_425,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green, Amber, Danger!]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Cumbre, Dominican Republic ​ Blue Amber is only found in one single location on our planet – the Dominican Republic. 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Lesser known that its Californian counterpart, Scottish gold is described by Adam as "rarer than...]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/there-s-gold-in-them-thar-scottish-hills</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e6f6608f5e6120017d2a834</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:59:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_1440226c90c3498eb117d38fadb6e573~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adam's Thai Fishcake Recipe]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you might imagine from someone used to self-sufficiency and life on the road, Adam is a keen cook.  Just for fun, here's his personal...]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/adam-s-thai-fishcake-recipe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d88852f7dc6100017ec7f17</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:16:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_da4834d1d6264f0b86a17e1680eede31~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'Isle of Mists' Treasure Haul]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may remember Adam's recent stunning photography from the beautiful Isle of Skye on social media earlier this month - he was there...]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/isle-of-mists-part-2-the-pay-off</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d55664c90adb30016cb2571</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:10:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_ec6d1c2e95e8487d8e16a9d61dc2d2d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's that time of year again!  Shop manager Natalie has been taking some candid snaps of the scenes on the Royal Mile so far. “Hey, if...]]></description><link>https://www.twoskies.scot/post/edinburgh-fringe-festival</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d513f39ad9e9f001796c263</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:48:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c67e6_19deb7c5d2f44d42a224a34c54f77a0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_649,h_649,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Two Skies </dc:creator></item></channel></rss>