It’s been a long year, but I think we’ve finally done enough for a wee house update! Turns out, when you do it all yourself it takes a bit longer. Concentrating mostly on downstairs, we’ve managed to almost finish the living room and hallway. I did wake up one morning and couldn’t stand the bedroom…
Happy 2019! I’m a bit late to the party, but every new year, I say I haven’t made any resolutions. Which is true in a sense. I don’t stick to the typical ‘weight loss’ or ‘saving’ or other cliches. However, I do find myself quietly saying i’ll do things to make myself feel better. I…
September crept up quickly there didn’t it? We made our first plans for Christmas by making plum gin! When we moved into our house at the start of the year, there was 4 small trees in the front garden. Through spring we watched 3 of them start to grow fruit. Being complete novice gardeners or…
In Scotland we don’t expect good weather, if we had lots of sun we would be crazy busy with tourists. Because – if you didn’t know – Scotland is BEAUTIFUL. However, haven’t we had some UNBELIEVABLY good weather lately? So much so, I’ve actually been hoping for rain! My garden is bone dry. With the…
Like most people, I struggle to get up in the morning. I wouldn’t say I’m not a morning person, it’s just the getting out of bed part I can’t do! I have early starts at work, long shifts and a horse to take care of at night. Bed is my warm, happy place! I also…