Two quite different short trips. First off to Glasgow for an urban adventure (though we've been there lots before). Our bed for the night was new, both to us and Glasgow at the brand new Motel One ; they even had photos from the West Highland line to make us feel at home. It's close to Central…Read more Exploring
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Islay
We've had another short break, this time to the slightly less balmy climes of Islay. Storm Callum had been raging, flooding our local shopping centre, cancelling ferries and generally causing mayhem (and very sadly loss of life) but luckily had subsided by the time we needed to travel. Still we stopped off to fortify and…Read more Islay
…walks with a little brown dog
I may have written this before but there are few things that can't be brightened up by a little brown dog. Recently two much loved local dogs have died; I'll miss seeing them about, though nowhere near as much as their people will and it's made me specially glad to have B around. Part of…Read more …walks with a little brown dog
Walking
I've walked at some pivotal points my life. When I first moved to Edinburgh my Saturday afternoons were often spent walking, exploring the pages of my street map. Yes I was really living the wild student life. I noticed that the houses preening from the hillside beyond Morningside road reminded me of home. Even though…Read more Walking
The little things…..
Today I took my dog to the beach. Now that is not an unusual thing, but today I tried to do just that. No 'phone, no photos, no posting. Just me'n'B, walking, watching , listening. Enjoying her pleasure at simply being there. My dog smiles. Disclaimer, this is blatant anthropomorphism on my part. She's a terrier,…Read more The little things…..
Social media
Particularly Twitter, that's my profile pic. up there. I came to Twitter a long time before Facebook, I liked the way I could connect with a diverse range of people, all over the world. Lately it's been my go to place for breaking news* though twice recently my heart has sunk when, waking in the…Read more Social media
Packing lists
I've been very lazy about posting this month. Shocking, specially after my marathon blogathon in October, and everyone else seems to have been really busy. Each time I look there's a new post to read, often with delicious sounding recipes. Any other year I'd be busy cooking myself, but this one we're taking ourselves away…Read more Packing lists
Going back to Mull
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
getting back online
A few days away, so many posts to catch up on, and some of my own to write. Autumn seems to be giving way to Winter. Frost, fog, and lighting the fire. All the while taking time to play Back soon. Marina x
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