R bought me a projector and Apple TV box for my birthday. Today we tried it out in the lounge; we removed a couple of paintings from the wall and projected the video on to it. We watched the BBC’s “Asia” program and it was fantastic – the projector is a real cinema like experience […]

Back in August R was speaking at a conference in Sheffield. This particular conference always seems to give a little tube of seeds away with the freebies in the “goodie bag” (normally it is pens, bottle openers etc). Last year I grew the seeds and they turned out to be some quite successful chilis. This […]

My birthday today – as it was a Monday I actually celebrated it yesterday. R took me to the spa at the Cameron House by Loch Lomond side. This was very nice of him as spas are definitely not his bag. Rather unwillingly he went in all the different heat treatments and the Jacuzzi, but […]

Nearly up to the top of the main hill. Once I get there (hopefully in a few days time) – I can have a go at the full Inverlounin loop walk. It is quite hard going on these paths because they are simultaneously steep and rough. Very appropriately, 3 miles is also 10,000 steps. We […]

We paid a surprise visit to my Mum on Halloween evening dressed up as ghosts. We sang “Three Little Ghosts from tombs are we” as our party piece at the door. I had carved a cat pumpkin for the occasion. Then my brother turned up dressed as the grim reaper and brought cocktails. They were […]

I went out on the coach road about half a mile beyond the “big stone” for two and a half miles in total. I have now abandoned the stick apart for the first time I do walks that may be rough (I have the waterfall walk in my sights). Lovely autumn day. There were some […]

R caught this on the webcam last night. Lucky was trying to catch a moth by the look of it – though I suppose it could have been a bat!

Well not much actually.  I walked up to the “second gate” which is about half way to the “back to the road turning” on the Inverlounin loop.  I actually would have gone further, but there was a forestry bulldozer doing some work on the path right at the top of the hill and I didn’t […]

R bought me a really romantic present today. Roses and chocolates are out.  Hoover tools (or more exactly, Dyson tools) are in.  Actually I wouldn’t really thank anyone for roses or chocolates, and these tools are just what I needed.  I am starting a thorough clean of the house which one way and another has […]

I’m getting out and about more now.  Yesterday I walked down the coach road as far as what R and I call “the big stone”.  This is the point beyond which there is no vehicular access.  R was not with me because at the moment I am still fairly slow (plus I am not tackling […]