Sunday, December 31 2017
Sunday, December 31 2017. Assynt
I heard someone on the radio today describe the period between Christmas and New year as that "little moment of stillness". And so it is. The mad rush of Christmas is over (did you really need all that food/last minute shopping/that extra packet of biscuits/the partridge?!) and the […]
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 […]
Thursday, February 25 2016
Thursday, February 25 2016. Knitting
Back in August last year I attended In the Loop, a conference in Glasgow. Besides enjoying the conference itself, it was also lovely to catch up with some friends of mine from the knitting world, including Karie Westermann, a Danish born designer now living in Glasgow.We had, for a while, been […]
Sunday, November 22 2015
Sunday, November 22 2015. Assynt
Next year I've been invited by my brother in law, Russell, to join him at the Mothers Day Classic in Brisbane to raise funds for Breast Cancer Research. After confirming with him that I didn't actually have to RUN, I agreed that if we could match up dates then I'd do it with him. In anticipation […]
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 […]
Saturday, July 20 2013
Saturday, July 20 2013. Scotland
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Wednesday, July 10 2013
Wednesday, July 10 2013. Scotland
After a few days of dreich, misty weather and being envious of the rest of the country sweltering in high summer temperatures, today was one of those days where you wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world other than the Highlands.Walking the dogs took a while today, even though it was a […]
Sunday, March 3 2013
Sunday, March 3 2013. Scotland
I know it sometimes seems, judging from my photographs, that it is continuously sunny in Assynt. Well it isn't! Today dawned grey, and at times drizzly. But sometimes such weather only adds atmosphere to walks, and as we set off on a walk near Ardvreck Castle in an area known as Eadar da Chalda, […]
Friday, February 1 2013
Friday, February 1 2013. Assynt
Stevan and I went our separate ways today .... he went to look at a piece of rock,and I went to look at a a beautiful location.Stevan's walk included discussion about why this cairn, overlooking Loch Awe, was built, as well as who may have built it, while taking time to appreciate the stunning […]
Monday, December 17 2012
Monday, December 17 2012. Knitting
It is always difficult to say "this is my favourite spot" or "this is" - the most I'll say is that "this is ONE of my favourite spots". If we head up the hill behind our house, and keep going up and up and up, we arrive at what we know is "my loch":We haven't […]
