It is R’s birthday today. I won’t say which one – but as we have been together for twenty years come 2015 it would be fair to say that he may now be considered middle aged. There also may be a clue in the picture of the bottle of wine which I bought for him […]
I’m sure I have written at length about beautiful walks before, but today took the prize. We had thought the weather would be good today, so last night I baked a loaf of bread for sandwiches, and we got up at 7am today so as to be on our way as soon as it got […]
Well we had a lovely Christmas and my guests all went home today. Donich Cottage proved a real hit with them and it was quite fun playing the lady of the manor with the cottage and the ‘big house’. After people had gone, R and I walked right down to the end of the Inverlounin […]
The title says it all. A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to everyone. The weather in Lochgoilhead today is fantastic (unlike last year when it poured with rain). We had a great walk by the Loch this morning, followed by presents (some lovely ones for me) and I am now cooking the […]
Well that is my Christmas preparations about complete. Thanks to my Mum doing a buffet supper down at her cottage, I am well ahead of the game. The presents are under the tree, the table is laid (and the door to the dining room firmly closed because cats, white tablecloths and crystal glasses don’t mix),the […]
Last night was an interesting one on Shed Cam. I had been getting a bit worried because we had not seen our badgers for a few days. Last night they were back (about 10 times during the night), but unfortunately although I ordered 50kg of nuts for them over a week ago they have not […]
I put a row of Christmas cards on the mantelpiece this week, and, perhaps foolishly, decorated it with some tinsel. Today I have had both cats up there. Their modus operandi is to push all the cards onto the floor and then attack the tinsel. I don’t mind this too much with the cards but […]
My parents, my brother and R’s sister always come to us for Christmas. Last year our house was literally bursting at the seams because although we have four bedrooms, two of them are used as offices. It really felt as though there was nowhere to go for a bit of peace and quiet, also there […]
R and I went for our usual walk this morning as the weather was pretty good. The Highland cows were on the path as was the resident bull who we have christened ‘Billy Big Balls’. They are very placid creatures that don’t seem to be alarmed by humans at all – but they have fearsome […]
