Hello, hello. Remember me? Yes, I am the nutter who took off to Ireland for three weeks with no forward planning. Well, I’m back(yes, very nice, thank you.) Much of the trip was written up at Two Snails as we went along. I just have to update the past few days when I have a …
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We are probably crazy
We’re off to The Land of Guinness. When? Oh…. tomorrow. Yes, we’re taking off with zero planning and less knowledge. Tickets booked 24 hrs before departure Well, it seemed daft to be sitting here so close to Stranraer and not even go for a little peek at the Emerald Isle. Well, that combined with a …
All things must pass, including both rain and the Winter
A very wet morning followed a very wet night but by lunchtime the sun was finally out. Mr L took Nell for a long walk and I stayed home with the laundry but found time to drag myself up to the top of the hill while the dryer was one. I was in search of …
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Out of touch and out of time
We have been way for three nights and off-grid in the Galloway Forest Park, wilding. No phones, no Internet. We had a marvellous time, even though the weather might have been kinder. There was much peace and quiet and there were Red Deer (pictured) and Roe Deer (not pictured), and goats, and many Red Kite, …
A bit of a cockup
I should love to report, on this wet and dismal day, that I have busily been working at my thrummed socks. Alas, no. I have done very little and as yet the socks make no progress. Have I read a book? No, not at all. Nor have I dabbled with pencil and paper. Been doing …
We’re still here
Yes, almost two weeks in one spot. Itchy feet conquered? I doubt it. After a prolonged mild spell, much of it grey and wet, we were walloped by a drop in temperature overnight on Friday and a hard frost barely gave way at all yesterday. Thankfully things warmed up a bit by this morning… our …