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st abbs
It being a beautiful, bright day, we went walking in the Borders — around the cliffs at St Abbs Head. The first thing we saw, in the thin winter light at the top of the harbour, was Jill Watson’s...
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collared
“Collars have played a very important part in the drama of fashion, and today command the attention of dress designers of repute, as well as makers of simple dresses. Each realises and appreciates the...
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ten
I was fascinated by the shadowy look and tinkling sound of the water under the ice on our Highland walk last weekend — however, the higher we got, the more ice there was, and I became less interested...
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nineteen
Now, I looked for an ass, but there were none to be found — no doubt they were all sensibly hunkering in a stable somewhere. I knew where I could reliably find an ox, though. This is Hamish, and at all...
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twenty
You will note that this advent calendar is turning out to have a determinedly snowy theme. Behind today’s door are some images from our lovely weekend away in the woods and hills. I do enjoy the snow —...
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outdoors / indoors
Outdoors looks like this Indoors looks like this This is our new woodburning stove. Both outdoors and indoors make me very happy. I like Winter. I am feeling better. I’ll be back tomorrow to show you...
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Sunday
It is a beautiful day today – bright, crisp, golden – the sort of Winter’s day I love. While we were out for a walk, I took the opportunity to get some quick shots of my Muckle Mitts, which I realised...
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Up Dumgoyne
A gorgeous day! And a good one to climb Dumgoyne – the hill that dominates the landscape behind our new home. There’s been snow on the tops of the Munros for about a week now, and it seems to be...
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frozen!
It has been very chilly recently, and today “our” loch froze over. I wanted to record the date, as I am told by my neighbours that, in a cold Winter, the loch will routinely stay frozen till March....
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