We went to see V in Stirling today. I brought her a couple of homemade vegan treats. Firstly a tea loaf – this was seriously nice – no dairy or fat and considerably less sugar than most cakes, but tastes really moist and rich. Make 10 fl oz strong tea. Add 8 oz sultanas or […]
We got a new webcam for the shed recently. It is much higher resolution than the old one – which in one respect is great (in that the video is obviously far better quality), but unfortunately it means that motion under the fence where the wildlife comes from is not tripping off the motion detector […]
With a vengeance…. Yesterday my ASDA order had to be cancelled as there was snow on the Rest, and our road got blocked by cars getting stuck on it. Doubtless this would be tourists in what R calls “summer cars” but actually I hardly blame them – it can’t be too great to be heading […]
I’d been trying to find this photo for a while as I had mislaid it – R managed to find it today. The location is Lochgoilhead in front of what is now the post office, and the baby in the pram is me. As I look about a year old, I will date myself by saying […]
I made my Mum a special meal for her birthday today. We had brown shimps with bread and butter, a seafood ‘melange’ (monkfish and assorted seafood in a tomato sauce topped with cheese), and a rather nice (even if I say so myself) chocolate and raspberry cake. Back to home and the healthy regime […]
The government recently applied their ‘sugar tax’ – I’m in general quite opposed to using taxation to enforce one set of people’s moral values on the rest of the population, but I found it interesting that they think it needed to be done. Because here’s the thing (and I’ve done some fairly intensive browsing of […]
R and I went for our first bike ride since arriving in Lochgoilhead today. It was a very pretty morning with lots of lambs in striped sports socks trying out grazing for the first time and looking as though they decided that they preferred Mum! Then just as we were turning into the woods, we […]
Some years ago R and I did a 1940s diet. This involved eating (as far as possible) only food that was available on the 1944 UK rations – so very little meat, fat, sweets etc. and lots of brown bread, carrots and assorted brassicas. The idea was not only to lose some weight, but […]
How R and I do love our Nespresso machine. The capsules are a little pricey (though nothing on going to a Starbucks), but they make a lovely espresso or latte in minimal time with no mess. I wanted to take ours on holiday to Aigas last year but R wouldn’t let me because he said […]
I added to my mountain collection this afternoon by climbing Beinn Reithe, which is the one next to Cnoc Coinnich further down the peninsula towards Coran Lochan. I set out about 12:30 – it was a nice day for a walk, quite cold but still and with the sun peeping through from time to time. […]
