Now and then I have a wander through my old blog when the world news feels overwhelming and I need a distracting look down memory lane. So it was that the other day I happened upon this blog post, written… Continue Reading
The day started out sunny. We were headed down to our former wee village to visit our friend Al, and since we hadn’t been there for a while my husband and I were looking forward to a nice catch-up and… Continue Reading
I’ve just had a dinner that’s about as Scottish as it gets: haggis, neeps and tatties – translation: haggis, turnip and potatoes. Unfortunately, I ate alone, since my husband was stricken by one of those random bouts of nausea that… Continue Reading
Hints of spring are popping up around the Highlands after a long, wet, snowy winter. To see more sunshine up in the northern latitudes as the earth does her springtime thing definitely lifts the spirits! We might still have some… Continue Reading
My husband and I have now lived in the even-farther north of Scotland for just over a year. Hard to believe! In some ways it seems longer, and in others I feel hardly settled in. Time can be strangely elastic.… Continue Reading
Those of you who are on Facebook may have noticed a section they have called “On This Day” which shows you what you posted on that date each year since you joined Facebook. I had a look at mine on… Continue Reading
We’ve had our first snowfall, on the heels of sleet showers and icy rain. Winter has arrived in the Highlands after the wettest autumn most folks can remember. There is, as ever, a feeling of drawing-in at this time of… Continue Reading
My luck, when it comes to touristy things, is not all that great. Years ago when I went to visit a friend in Arizona we decided to go to the Grand Canyon, since I had never seen it. Though it… Continue Reading
I had a pity party a couple of weeks ago. I didn’t invite anyone because ugh, pity parties are the worst, right? But while I do tend to be a bit of a cloudy pessimist rather than a sunny optimist… Continue Reading
Back In The Day, Not So Long Ago… Back In The Day, Not So Long Ago… My husband and I went to visit the relatives the other day. The long-ago ones, that is, at their peaceful, eternal rest in this… Continue Reading
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