Let me set the scene.... Autumn is passing into Winter. Which is lovely, we have crisp, cold mornings, gorgeous sunsets, crunchiness underfoot on our morning walk. Our renovations are progressing, the old kitchen is gone and the framework for our new extension is progressing well. Back to that wintry weather..... The temperature falls below freezing…Read more Going back to Mull
Scotland
Weekends in Perthshire
I love my home here in Argyll, and one of my favourite things is its coastline, rocky inlets, turquoise seas (ok sometimes grey seas ) but sometimes it's nice to go inland and enjoy a different type of landscape. That's what we did this weekend, sneaking away to one of Perthshire's Big Tree areas. We've had…Read more Weekends in Perthshire
Sunny Monday mornings
We have had the most gorgeous Autumn so far. I live in Argyll which is in the west of Scotland, it's a beautiful area but often wet. Our prevailing wind is from the west so it scoops up moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and releases it as rain over us. Well, that's what usually happens.…Read more Sunny Monday mornings
Walking beside Loch Lomond
Today it's wet and windy so I'm hunkered down at home, wrapped up in warm woolies with DogS curled up on her bed nearby. Yesterday was completely different, it was one those gorgeous, crisp Autumn days. We travelled south for a family visit and on the way stopped off to stretch our legs. A friend…Read more Walking beside Loch Lomond
Lunch with MrS
Yesterday was all about me and DogStarke as MrS was busy working. Today we enjoyed some nice time together. Fridays are lunch in town days, we go to the fishmonger, florist and deli., then on to our chosen cafe or restaurant. This is the view from one of our favourite Friday spots. Today it was…Read more Lunch with MrS
Days out with DogStarke
Not just something I like, one of my favourite things. Even better when MrS comes too, but today he was busy. So off we set for culture, lunch and walkies. As it turned out we didn't do things quite in that order. I had a few work thing sort before we could leave and it's…Read more Days out with DogStarke
Roads
I'm not a complete petrolhead, though back in the '70s I cherished my Sunday supplement guide to cars almost as much as my Donny Osmond posters. No, what like about roads is how they tell a story. Look at the numbering, A then M routes 1, 2, 3, 4 radiating out from London , the…Read more Roads
Orkney
This is a far from exhaustive post on this lovely island group, just a taster, because that's all I've had. I've only visited once, on a day trip from John O' Groats. We chose our day wisely, it was dry and sunny most of the time and we were able to sit outside on the…Read more Orkney
Kentallen
In Gaelic, Ceann an-t Sailean, head of the small inlet. And it's a perfect small inlet, perhaps a tad shady, but a welcome return to the coast after the A828 Oban to Fort William road turns inland at Duror. Once a stop along the Oban to Ballachulish railway the old Kentallen station buildings now form part of…Read more Kentallen
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