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Nov 23rd, 2016
Read MoreVegan Christmas Cake
I made a vegan Christmas cake for my sister-in-law V last year and it did not turn out well (in fact that was the theme with all my Christmas cakes last year). I can’t remember what recipe I used, but it came from one of those rather dismal vegan sites which start off by soaking […]
Nov 21st, 2016
Read MoreUnreal Sky
I went for a walk around 4:30pm today just as the sun was going down over the snowy mountains. The sky colour was unreal – very spectacular.
Nov 21st, 2016
Read MoreMade my Christmas Cake today
Afraid that after the dried up disaster that was last year’s cake, I’ve given up on Delia’s recipe and have tried Mary Berry’s. It actually seems to have come out better, though again I cooked it for only 3.5 hours rather than the 4 she recommended, and it still seems slightly over done. Still I […]
Nov 18th, 2016
Read MoreSnow’s Back
Quite snowy when we got up this morning and it is now coming over the mountains in waves, with Beinn Bheula alternately looking alp-like and disappearing behind the clouds. Looking at the traffic Scotland live traffic cams there is two or three inches of snow at the Rest but the A83 is clear. Just as […]
Nov 17th, 2016
Read MoreChandelier
I don’t normally buy myself quite such fancy things as this – but there is a story associated with the chandelier. Last Christmas I bought my Mum a beautiful glass lamp from John Lewis’. She liked it so much that when her birthday came around I thought I would get her something to match. So […]
Nov 14th, 2016
Read MoreA new little friend
I bought this adorable little chap in Tessera in Castle Douglas. This really is one of my favourite shops – it always seems to have the most innovative and original things. He is as light as a feather and all sparkly – ready to get in the Christmas mood. Also my Mum was telling me […]
Nov 10th, 2016
Read MoreWinter Wonderland
The weather suddenly turned very cold this week, and unusually for November, we had quite a bit of snow. This would of course be the week R is away in Glasgow, and he ended up having to stay overnight, because he was concerned he won’t get back over the Rest the following morning. This was […]
Nov 6th, 2016
Read MoreVenice Day Two
Today we went out by boat to see the northern part of the lagoon. Unfortunately we didn’t realize that the boat does not always go to the same stops and we therefore had a moment of panic when we realized we had gone to Triporte rather than Torcello which had been our original destination. So we […]
Nov 5th, 2016
Read MoreVenice Day One
Unfortunately the weather is not of the best today. We walked straight over to St Mark’s Square in the pouring rain with my hands freezing. Venice is really beautiful though – and I had underestimated how nice it would be not having the constant pressure of traffic. Here is the view from the bell […]