• Cats

    All Four Paws

    We adopted our beautiful black cat Amber from Cats’ Protection when she was eight years old (four years ago – so she is now twelve). She came as part of a package with…

  • Food

    Dragon Fruit

    This is a Dragon Fruit.  I saw it at the Farmers’ Market because it looked spectacular and I had never tried one. TLDR – don’t bother.  Like many exotic fruit, looks good tastes…

  • Renovation,  Travel

    Edinburgh

    As planned I paid my first visit to the big city today.  I am going to have to admit that Edinburgh is actually my favourite city in UK (Rome is my favourite city…

  • Cupar

    A nice weekend Part One

    One of the reasons we moved away from Lochgoilhead, was that unless what you fancied doing was something very vigorous in the the countryside generally involving mountains, lochs or both, there was quite…

  • Cats

    Cats and cupboards

    What is with cats and cupboards?  This huge house is packed with comfy chairs and beds and yet… Here is Saphy in an airing cupboard.  Her preferred place at night at the moment…

  • People,  Victoriana

    Linen

    I found some old linen while unpacking yet more boxes. One tablecloth had this laundry label on it.  It says “Farrer” which was my grandmother’s maiden name. She was born in 1888 and…

  • People,  Travel

    Stirling today

    We went on a trip to Stirling today. With one thing and another and having every tradesman (and woman as our plumbers are female) in Cupar round at the house, I haven’t been…