I just climbed “The Saddle” which is down near Corran Lochan at the end of our peninsula. It is next to Beinn Reith which I did earlier this year, and on the same theme it is not very high (only 551m) but pathless and very isolated. The final section is also a bit of a […]
This is a posh sounding name for what is actually a very British sort of soup – Cauliflower and Potato. The story is that Madame du Barry who was one of the Mistresses of Louis XVth liked it so much she had it for dinner every day – that would be like R and Aero […]
R’s birthday is 29th December. As you can imagine, this is not the best date to have your birthday. The weather is always awful, everyone is away, and the idea of having yet another set of rich food and drink between Christmas and New Year is not appealing. Last year I wanted to take him […]
My Mum bought me a present of a wobbly cat back from the Chelsea Flower show. She got one herself which is called “Mr Wobbles”, so I decided to call mine “Mr Shoogles”. He is very cute and will sit on the bookcase in my office. Pictured with him is another gift from my mum […]
I finished up work a bit early today (about 4ish) had a quick snack and then popped out and climbed Cnoc Coinnich. I was just thinking to myself what a place we live in where you can be working on a report at 4pm, at the top of a mountain at 7:30pm and home writing […]
I love Strawberry jam – so today I took advantage of the fact that they are ridiculously cheap at the moment and bought a big batch to make jam. I should also say that they are in season Scottish and quite delicious. Personally I wouldn’t thank you for strawberries imported from the other side of […]
This is a ‘sort of’ minestrone which I make sometimes if I don’t have the right vegetables for one of my usual soups. Fry two medium onions and a sweet pepper in a little olive oil. When soft, add a couple of cloves of finely chopped garlic and fry a bit more. Then add a […]
I don’t like mowing the lawn here. There are two reasons for that (well three if you count the midgies). Firstly I have to say I’m just not that keen on mowing the lawn (never have been), but secondly, it seems like a crime here because of the hundreds of wild flowers that are being […]
This is based on https://www.buzzfeed.com/donnalouisebishop/things-that-mildly-annoy-people-from-norfolk?utm_term=.rdMA6KK8o#.rxJ4pVVre which I thought was very funny. Number 18 is particularly funny as my friend J comes from Norfolk and always bridles when anyone mentions it being flat… So here is the rural Scotland version… It is tuned towards Argyll a bit but I’m sure anyone from outside a city will recognize […]
R’s pictures turned out better than mine so here are a few of them (click the main image to see the gallery).
