• Cats

    In which Amber is lively

    Amber is large and plump and lazy.  She likes chicken and tickles and being combed and well, let’s be honest, sleeping. That is most of the time, but occasionally she gets it into…

  • Nature,  Travel

    Loch Leven Castle

    Went to Loch Leven Castle today.  This is on an island and is where Mary Queen of Scots was held as a prisoner and later made a daring escape.  Of course romantic as…

  • House,  Renovation

    New shelf

    One of our airing cupboards which was supposed to be for towels, the upstairs step ladder and the upstairs hoover (aka “The Shark”) has been a right untidy mess since we moved in. …

  • Car

    New mats

    Our car Gertie has been rather better maintained by me (her registered keeper since I took on car ownership responsibility as part of my housekeeper role) than our previous car Voyager was by…

  • Creative,  House

    Firm friends

    One of the entries from the show found his forever home with the friend he was based on. The one on the right is the original – the left is my clone.  The…

  • Creative,  Cupar,  Food

    Full Table

    I entered 30 classes at the Cupar Show, split about 50/50 between crafts and baking. On the whole I am really pleased with how I did for a first attempt – I know…

  • Creative,  Cupar

    Empty Table

    All the craft items and the more durable items went over to the Corn Exchange this evening.  Apparently when this building opened in 1862 it was not a roaring success either for business…

  • Cupar,  Food

    Lots of Baking

    It is the Cupar Flower and Craft show on Saturday.  I finished my craft stuff a few days ago (I have been working on it in odd moments for months now) – but…

  • Other

    Gruesome

    I found this when clearing out the garden at St Mary’s church Ladybank.  The second time I saw it I realized that it would lie there indefinitely if I did not take it…