• Other

    Halloween

    I had my family round for Halloween (and a sort of combo with my birthday which is on Tues). For the first time I laid the table in the dining room with the…

  • Victoriana

    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…

  • Cupar

    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…

  • Travel

    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…

  • Other

    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…

  • Other

    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…

  • Renovation

    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…

  • Cats,  Gardening

    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…