Thursday, June 15 2017
Thursday, June 15 2017. Dogs
It has been a grim few weeks in the UK, and one has to be careful not to let events overwhelm. Self care is vital, and for us that includes leaving the laptops at home and heading out for walks. We did a long, rough walk on Sunday, and as Peggy is the respectable age of 14 we decided to give her […]
Monday, November 21 2016
Monday, November 21 2016. Dogs
I doubt anyone could deny that 2016 has thrown some real stinkers at the world. It has been quite a year. Sometimes we just need to step back, take a deep breath, and decide what we want to focus on. Do we want to constantly seek out the negative or do we want to try and find something, albeit […]
Tuesday, April 21 2015
Tuesday, April 21 2015. Dogs
I know I've said this before, but being self employed means that if the weather is absolutely glorious it is a crime not to take advantage of it, sneak off for a good walk, and then catch up with work when the weather isn't too good. And, with snow and cold weather forecast for next week, we […]
Saturday, November 15 2014
Saturday, November 15 2014. Dogs
At this time of year, on sunny days, the light can be fabulous. Taking time to appreciate the light really can help on driegh days when everything seems grey and miserable.Lexie has been pretty poorly this week, so Peggy and I were on our own today when we took to the hills for a short walk. The […]
Sunday, August 24 2014
Sunday, August 24 2014. Dogs
Peggy and I were on our own today for our Sunday Walk. We headed up to one of my favourite lochs (currently nameless on most maps that we've found), and then headed along the top of the hills to Lexie's Loch. After what feels like days (and nights) of rain, the ground was pretty soggy underfoot, […]
Sunday, August 3 2014
Sunday, August 3 2014. Dogs
We have had cracking summer weather this year. Even the dreaded midge has been relatively well behaved and have only proved irritating on a few occasions. While Lexie is much much better, we still have to be cautious where we walk her, and so many of our walks have taken us down to Stoer beach […]
Monday, June 9 2014
Monday, June 9 2014. Dogs
This is a very special time of year in Assynt. The flora really begin to come into their own, and if you're lucky as we have been this year, you get an extra special display of wild flowers in June. During May we were treated to a bumper crop of primroses before the numerous bluebells and tiny […]
Saturday, January 11 2014
Saturday, January 11 2014. Scotland
We were back on Stoer beach this week. Once again the tide was low, and the beach was showing off its colours, so I had some fun with my camera. Stoer beach has a history of constantly changing from being completely covered in sand to being completely pebbly. As storms come and go, so the beach […]
Monday, December 30 2013
Monday, December 30 2013. Dogs
We have had so much rain over the last few weeks that the hills are a little, ummmmm, slushy! So we decided to make it easy on ourselves and on Peggy and Lexie and we headed for the Little Assynt All Abilities Path near Lochinver for a stroll. The path network is surrounded by high anti-deer […]
Sunday, August 4 2013
Sunday, August 4 2013. Scotland
With a refreshing breeze blowing today, our walk was a pleasure. It was our first "proper" walk together since Stevan had his thumb operation, and while the pumping blood caused him quite a bit of discomfort he managed well, and got some cracking photographs. The hills are looking […]
Friday, April 12 2013
Friday, April 12 2013. Dogs
I'm sorry it has been so quiet on the blogging front. It doesn't mean that nothing has been happening at Lockhart Towers - quite the opposite. It has been an extremely productive week. I have been busy in the dye shed producing stock in both new and old colours. But more of that later.We have […]
Sunday, March 10 2013
Sunday, March 10 2013. Scotland
After last Sunday's lovely walk it has been an "indoors" kind of week at Lockhart Towers. I've been huddled over dye pots, trying to get everything I wanted done for the Edinburgh Yarn Festival next Saturday, and Stevan has been hunched over Old Scots texts dating from the 1540's, trying […]
Saturday, February 16 2013
Saturday, February 16 2013. Scotland
We've all become a little unfit over winter, and we need to build up our fitness again by taking slightly longer and faster walks. The dogs are not young pups any more, but if we build up their strength slowly they should be back in peak walking condition by summer. We're a little concerned about […]
Tuesday, January 1 2013
Tuesday, January 1 2013. Knitting
We were with friends until after the bells this morning, so the first day of the new year has been a quiet one. We never really get to sleep in late, as there is always something needing our attention first thing in the morning, especially the hens. So after making sure they were fine and the […]
Saturday, November 17 2012
Saturday, November 17 2012. Dogs
This evening I head back to Scotland. I have had a wonderful time in Australia with my family and of course I'll be so sad to leave, but I'm heading home which is always welcome. I know there will be Stevan, 2 dogs and 5 hens that will be pleased to have me home.Yesterday Sheena and I took a […]
Sunday, October 21 2012
Sunday, October 21 2012. Dogs
Glasgow School of Yarn is over for another year. Once again it was a lovely, friendly and fun event. I'm sorry - I was extremely lax in taking photographs ... mind you I had a good excuse - it was pretty busy! So the above photograph was taken before the event opened to the public. But it was […]
Saturday, October 13 2012
Saturday, October 13 2012. Scotland
At this time of year you need to be prepared to grab your chance for a walk when the weather is good. Fortunately we're in a position to do that, as if there is a dry spell during the day we can both sneak off with the dogs for a quick walk without feeling guilty about leaving work undone, as we […]
Sunday, September 2 2012
Sunday, September 2 2012. Dogs
[caption id="attachment_5619" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Self Portrait[/caption]Hello! Lexie here. Normally the post on this day of the week would be entitled "Sunday Walks" but my boss was a little preoccupied today and didn't have time for a Sunday […]
Saturday, August 18 2012
Saturday, August 18 2012. Dogs
It has been a week of paperwork at Lockhart Towers. I have a busy few months ahead so I decided that I really needed to get up to date with everything and also try and get in our tax returns well ahead of schedule as I always feel they are hanging over me while they remain undone. By Friday […]
Sunday, August 12 2012
Sunday, August 12 2012. Dogs
It has been a busy couple of days, with visitors, Assynt Games Day and the opportunity to revisit old haunts.Friday was Assynt Games Day. I've not been able to go for a few years as I've either been working in the Tourist Office or I've been away at shows. So it was delightful to be here this year […]
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