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Moo, Two, Barney McGrew

Today R bought me a surprise present from Maisie and Mac in Crossgate (one of my favourite shops).  They are three Heilan’ Coos and I have decided to call them…

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23 July 2026
Food

Dragon Fruit

This is a Dragon Fruit.  I saw it at the Farmers’ Market and bought it because it looked spectacular and I had never tried one. TLDR – don’t bother.  Like…

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19 August 2025
Gardening

Timber!

There was a large dead tree in our front garden – I noticed when we moved in that it was nearly dead, but we left it until this year to…

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20 June 2026
Other, Travel

Home again

We stayed overnight at a local hotel and went back to my Mum’s for lunch. N had cooked fish pie which was very good but different to mine as I…

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1 January 2026
Renovation

Another little piece of history

It’s not all about the 19th Century – today I got the opportunity to start sorting out the total mess that has become of our linen since we moved (I’m…

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29 July 2025
  • Moving

    Goodbye to all that

    / 3 June 2025 / 0 Comments

    So the sun finally sets for me over Donich Lodge.  Today I am moving my permanent base to Castlebank to join J (although it is my intention to return one more time to…

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    An uncomfortable night

    / 2 June 2025 / 0 Comments

    Today Pickford’s took a big proportion of our life, put it in a van and drove away with it. This sounds melodramatic, but in fact it genuinely was a bit traumatic.  For a…

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  • Moving

    The Cable Man Cometh

    / 1 June 2025 / 0 Comments

    R and I got up early and made our way to Cupar.  We have tried a different way every time we have been, and today we went across the Kincardine Bridge.  I had…

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    Bonny Dundee

    / 31 May 2025 / 0 Comments

    I was hoping it would be a nice day to make the most of the fantastic view there would have been if the sun was shining.  It wasn’t.  J headed off back to…

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    In which we explore Cupar and get our keys

    / 30 May 2025 / 0 Comments

    J and I got up at the crack of dawn and got a taxi to Arrochar to catch the 7:10am train to Glasgow. With the insouciance of fate, R was away at a…

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