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Directions to the Covenanters’ Grave in Cupar
There is a reason for the lengthy title of this post. The other day J and I went to the graveyard of Cupar Old Parish Church to try to find the “Covenanters’Grave”. It…
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Plate for tomorrow
We inherited a strange piece of furniture. It looks like this. I just discovered what it is actually for – it is called a “Canterbury” and was used in Victorian times (this one…
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Another lovely sunset
Another fantastic sunset – hard to believe how incredible the views are from our upper story. I would never have thought it when we moved here, and I don’t know if it is…
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More beaches
I went into Edinburgh this afternoon. Once again I marvelled at the wonderful Fife beaches. Miles and miles of untouched pristine sand – and no one on them. Not surprising at this time…
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Falkland Palace
The three of us went to Falkland Palace yesterday. Falkland is a super pretty village – it looks a bit like a miniature Stirling or Edinburgh Old Town. The palace itself is quite…
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Cat Door Mark 2 – the saga continueth….
So after the failure of the first cat door (failure as a means of keeping Saphy in at night that is – it looked nice), I built another one. Art board was replaced…
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On induction hobs
When I bought the new kitchen (which in every respect apart from this one has worked out fine) – I made one major mistake and bought an integrated cooker with it. I guess…
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Moving some projects forward
Today I have been working on both reupholstering the chair, and finalizing the new improved cat door. The frame seems moderately secure now. I cut a piece of dark red velvet out of…
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Cat and mushrooms
We have a fantastic crop of mushrooms at the moment – not only this huge one, but others on the front lawn in more or less the traditional “fairy ring” formation. I keep…