I went for a walk up to the waterfall last night. Most of the midgies seem to have disappeared – not sure whether they have just gone early this year or if they will be back if the weather improves at all. Anyway, at the stile near the Cowal Way sign there must be an […]
I went to my brother N’s house on Saturday as R and I do every second weekend. N is a pretty good cook but he usually sticks to main courses and I’ve never known him to bake anything before. But obviously my latest efforts (tarte au citron etc) have inspired him, because a few weeks […]
I went out for a walk this evening and saw two sets of very impressive fungi. I wouldn’t have expected to see these until later in the year – perhaps the damp cool summer has brought them out earlier than usual. I’d love to have the expertise to identify the species as I am a […]
An interesting but (sort of) quite sad thing happened this afternoon. I was working at my desk looking out at Beinn Bheula this afternoon when I heard a scratching noise like claws on concrete outside. I shot to the french windows just in time to see a rather thin looking fox disappearing under the fence […]
I was delighted to hear that Cnoc Coinnich (Gaelic for “Mossy Knoll”)has been promoted to be a Corbett. It used to be the highest of the Grahams but has recently been resurveyed and found to be 762.5m rather than its previous 761m, and this tips it into the range of Corbetts. Regardless, it is a […]
It was a nice night last night so I nipped up the Steeple after work. This is our local ‘small hill’ though in a lot of places it would be a major tourist attraction at 378m. It has really great views of the village, the loch, and the surrounding hills (including a particularly good vista […]
I made R the birthday treats I had promised. Sausage Rolls, cheese and ham rolls, meringues, chocolate cake and scones with strawberry jam and whipped cream. Everything was home made, including the puff pastry for the sausage rolls which for a change I made myself. I hadn’t tried this since I was a child and […]
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 […]
