- 5th to 10th October 2026 – Lewis & Harris, Western Isles, Outer Hebrides
- 22nd September to 4th October 2026…
- 7th to 21st September – Autumnal sunshine, torrential rain and a long overdue visit to Jedburgh Abbey…
- 22nd August to 6th September 2026 – Legendary losses; The 130th Holm Show; Hospital visits; 80th birthday celebrations and mushrooming at Ainsdale Nature Reserve…
- 7th to 21st August 2026 – Home, training, & getting back to work; The end of our first year in the village; Optician & oncologist appointments, a partial eclipse & being proud grandparents; Stripping walls, a summer fair & family….
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5th to 10th October 2026 – Lewis & Harris, Western Isles, Outer Hebrides
What a great time we have had on our Hebridean adventure in Lewis… but first, some info on where we have been! Lewis & Harris sounds like two separate islands but is in fact just one continuous land mass. The two names seem to stem from a distinctive change in topography between the two -…
Keep reading22nd September to 4th October 2026…
It feels like a while since I last posted and there’s been a few things going on… I took a last minute drive down to see Mum and got caught out by the weather being much warmer in Yorkshire having dressed for the cold of the Scottish Borders 😆 I had a WhatsApp video call…
Keep reading7th to 21st September – Autumnal sunshine, torrential rain and a long overdue visit to Jedburgh Abbey…
Well, the nights are certainly drawing in already and there’s a definite nip in the wind blowing down Liddesdale this week… that said, despite the rain being torrential at times, we also had an unexpected afternoon sitting in the sunshine last weekend too – so a bit of a mixed bag weather-wise this past fortnight……
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22nd August to 6th September 2026 – Legendary losses; The 130th Holm Show; Hospital visits; 80th birthday celebrations and mushrooming at Ainsdale Nature Reserve…
There’s been a lot going on in the last few weeks… 25th August brought news that Dolly Parton had passed away… that was sad. Whether you liked her music or not, what a lovely person she was – someone who used her wealth to support others, including helping so many children to learn how to…
Keep reading7th to 21st August 2026 – Home, training, & getting back to work; The end of our first year in the village; Optician & oncologist appointments, a partial eclipse & being proud grandparents; Stripping walls, a summer fair & family….
We had a good journey back from the Mull of Kintyre on the 7th August which somehow feels longer than a fortnight ago! It’s always nice getting home, less so having to catch up with the washing pile, but good to have a few days relaxing & getting the garden straightened out prior to going…
Keep reading2nd to 6th August 2026 – Far have we travelled and much have we seen, dark distant mountains and valleys of green… you could never ‘Kintyre of this place!
From Glasgow to the Mull of Kintyre and a short hop over to the Isle of Arran… we’ve had a great week or so and, despite what you might hear about or be experiencing in relation to hot weather & heatwaves, Kintyre definitely missed the memo but, who cares… it’s still been great! Here’s what…
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24th July to 1st August 2026 – Country Shows, Blood Tests, Commonwealth Games, Scottish Folklore, Wildlife & being by the Sea…
As ever, we’ve been pretty bust these last few days… Pete had his quarterly blood test for the Oncologist. Although his appointment with her isn’t until the 12th August, the health centre were able to confirm that his Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) count has dropped again to 0.6 which is a lot better than the…
Keep reading13th to 23rd July 2026 – World Cup disappointment; Homemade moth traps; Visiting Mum; Late Christmas presents; 18th Birthday celebration & another new Prime Minister…
Well, another World Cup has come to an end and England didn’t make it to the final… I really, really thought they were going to get there this time & they came pretty close… a matter of minutes away but it was not to be. Such a shame 😞 Luckily, being English means we are…
Keep reading1st to 12th July 2026 – Newcastleton Common Riding & Annual Music Festival; Feeling hot, hot, hot; Grumpy Mum; A new fence and amazing Footy!
It’s been almost 2 weeks since my last blog… where does the time go? So without further ado, an update on the past 10 days or so… Last weekend (3rd-5th July) was the Newcastleton Music Festival which, in years past, has apparently been quite a big event with lots of folky music going on in…
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21st to 30th June 2026 – Milestones, warm days, thunderstorms, delivery delays, back to work, & footy…
The Sunday before last (21st June) marked Father’s Day, the summer solstice & longest day of the year but that’s not all… it also marked the day, 4-years ago, that I was hospitalised with pancreatitis and therefore, the day I gave up alcohol for good! I can’t quite believe it’s 4-years since I had any…
Keep reading13th to 20th June 2026 – Six beds in Seven days… it’s good to be home!
We left our place near Villanueva del Rey just after 10am, after saying farewell to our hosts when they turned up to clean the place for their next guests. What a lovely family they have been! We enjoyed another easy, slow drive to Sotoserrano some 400kms away (about 240 miles) with a couple of stops…
Keep reading1st to 7th June 2026 – A perfect week: Restful days, beautiful sunsets; a trip to the Zoo, a call home, topped off with a Ruby…
… ahhhh, total bliss! 😊 After completely forgetting about a planned FaceTime call to Mum last week, I actually remembered the rescheduled one this week and spent a few minutes with her online last Monday. It was nice to see her but always leaves me feeling a bit melancholic… it’s difficult enough to have a…
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