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New Carpet
We got the new carpet laid. Unfortunately the first job we are now going to have to do is decorate the walls (or at least one wall as for now I am only…
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Clearing the Drawing Room
The new carpet is coming tomorrow – essentially part six of the huge job of re-carpeting the entire house. When we moved in, every room was carpeted in the same green carpet –…
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Bonny Dundee
J and I went to Dundee today. When we arrived it was bright sunshine and the city was indeed looking very bonny. It had been our plan for me to go for my…
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Crafting a Christmas Bauble
I joined the “Cupar Craftmates” group a few weeks ago. It is basically a fun group of ladies (it does not surprise me that it is all ladies) who like making things and…
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Decorating the drawing room
This week I have embarked on decorating our drawing room. I was determined to call it that (rather than lounge or sitting room) because it sounds grand and is grand. It is not…
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Oh Christmas Tree
R and I were strolling round the Orchard Walk by the Eden today when we saw this. I thought it was really nice that someone thought to go out into a wood and…
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Bloody roadworks
Whilst not on the epic scale of the 12 year roadworks R and I experienced on the A83 when we lived in Lochgoilhead, Cupar certainly has a lot of roadworks at the moment.…
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Squeaky Floor
The first day we moved in, I got a nasty surprise when I walked across the drawing room floor and nearly tripped as my foot sunk a couple of inches into the carpet. …
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Italy here we come
My last real holiday was in 2019 when J and I walked the Camino to Santiago together (and what a great time we had). R and I went to London for a week…
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My Fur Lady
After the remarks I made the other day about the cats and their new radiator bed there has been a bit of change of opinion about it from Saphy, who has now been…
