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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…
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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…
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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…
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Cupar Christmas lights switch on
R, J and I went to see the Cupar Christmas lights switch on. It was a very friendly affair and it was nice to see how many people had turned out for it…
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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…
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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…
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Snow today
I was on the train today and saw a bit of snow on the hills. There was none in Cupar itself, but the gritters were out this morning and it was bitterly cold.…
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Time to start baking
I do not approve of starting Christmas too soon, but an exception has to be made for Christmas cakes and puddings which need a bit of time to mature. Traditionally these are made…
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Cosy Corner
When we first moved into the house (it was just J and I initially because R had been left behind house sitting in Argyll), the house was an unspeakable mess for weeks. Imagine…
