The “Hieland Coos” are a favourite of mine. Many mornings when we walk round our usual circuit they are out in the field, and often on the path. They are very placid and will let you walk within a foot of them without budging. I often think that if you didn’t know this it would […]
This must be the first year that my Christmas cactus has looked likely to have flowers on it for the big day. Last year it wasn’t anything like ready even by the end of January and didn’t end up properly coming into flower until February. Looking promising for this year!
These were some amazing icicles we saw last year on the way up to the waterfalls.
A few years ago I bought my mum a reproduction of the famous Egyptian cat for Christmas. No sooner had we taken it out of the box than Schrodi colonized it. He didn’t quite fit into the moulded polystyrene shape but he did his best.
This was taken in 2010 when we had loads of snow. For nearly six weeks we couldn’t get the car out of the drive and the only way we had to get provisions was to walk to Asda with rucksacks. I love snow but we were getting really tired of it by the end. I […]
This was Tora last year playing with a bit of tinsel by the fire.
Having enjoyed the Orient Express so much, for my Mum’s Christmas I took her on the Northern Belle. Amusingly it went out over the West Highland line via Arrochar to Ardlui. The food was pretty amazing and I think my mum liked her little Belmond Teddy Bear.
This was our Christmas table last year. Looked pretty nice.
Last year my brother N made us the most amazing spread on Christmas Eve. Not only did he produce some wonderful tapas – but he managed to deck out the entire cottage in the colours of the Spanish flag. He is planning a similar surprise this year but not sure what flavour of cuisine he […]
