• Cupar

    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…

  • Cupar

    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.…

  • Renovation

    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. …

  • Travel

    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…

  • Cats

    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…

  • Travel

    To Helensburgh

    J very kindly accompanied me to Helensburgh to see my Mum today.  I did not think he would come as I was catching the 7:35am train from here and J does not like…

  • Food

    Christmas Pudding

    Stir up Sunday today, and I made my Christmas Pudding.  I haven’t made one in 15 years because I had a disastrous experience with one.  Basically I was boiling it in a Tupperware…

  • Food

    Crystallized Oranges

    I was looking for something to decorate the cake I am taking to my sister in law (let’s call her V) on Sunday.  She is very eco-conscious and would not appreciate crappy plastic…

  • Cats

    The radiator bed

    Saphy has not made herself popular with R today.  Firstly she brought a live vole into his bedroom and let it go behind a very heavy wardrobe.  Recently she has taken to bringing…