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

Netflix

Thank you to MrS for suggesting this topic. And coincidentally it's the subject of a post in my RMarinaeader too. We only discovered Netflix earlier this year, (thanks MasterS) but quickly picked up the habit of binge watching. It was a treat in the evenings back in the summer and we galloped though our favourite,…Read more Netflix

Nothing? No but I'm using weak wifi, so can't post properly. #Blogtober14 &15 to come tomorrow Marina x

Mull

Mulling over your next trip? (sorry)

lazy lunches

Because lazy lunches mean holidays. Even if just for a day. Often out of doors (DogS comes too), sometimes with wine, always with pleasure. Lazy because there's no rush to get back to work, or do anything in particular, just being in the moment with some good food and company, my own can be enough.…Read more lazy lunches

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

juniper

Or more specifically juniper berries or even more specifically their best known product. Gin, which in its Dutch incarnation is Jenever. Ok, ok they are not strictly speaking the same thing but Jenever is the ancestor from which gin evolved. Both have been considered medicinal, though gin was also known as "Mothers Ruin". When I first started drinking gin,…Read more juniper

it when the sun shines on Sunday

This is related to liking Fridays, so if they are maybe my favourite day then Sundays are my least. Not Monday? No, because on Sunday, you can have the dread, the feeling of weekendoverness and then it's just another hard week to come. I don't get the dreads these days, well not for Mondays or the…Read more it when the sun shines on Sunday

hats

I love hats and have a big collection. I probably wear a hat 75% of the time, the only thing is it's most likely to be one like this rather than like this or this and I've actually never found the right occasion for this. I get to wear my trusty sunhat…Read more hats

going back to the 70s

And not just the 1970s. We're having work done on the house, which means the electricity and water supply get cut off of longish periods. It's reminded me of my childhood, when during the three day week of 1974 we would have restrictions on electricity. I was 10 years old and actually loved those nights.…Read more going back to the 70s