Charity Shops, Churches and Graveyards, this time with a Scandinavian twist

explore beautiful Crail, a village on the very edge of the Kingdom of...

The best of Scotland, Often overlooked Dumfries and Galloway in the Sout...

The Wee County, A random spin around Scotland's smallest county, Clackma...

Charity Shops, Concorde, Crafting and muckle dugs (big dogs) on the Scot...

The Isle of Bute : Drone Vs Tree. We explore the island getting up close...

Beans

 Beans has been here two weeks and I've started to let her out, off she goes confidently as I sit and worry till she comes back... she's had four little trips out so I feel she is finding her way, and knows she lives here. She is very clean in the house and likes her toys. Not so much into being picked up but she will come for a cuddle now and again. She's 10, and a little chubby... her owner died suddenly and she's been very well cared for. 

Google photos came up with the collage... so I'll keep it. 

A Tartan Overload as we visit the Bute Highland games and compete in the...

Casper

 Casper crossed the rainbow bridge on 30th July 2023.

Goodbye wee man, its been a blast. 

Roamin' in the Lomonds. A greyhound's eye view of the Lomond Hills and F...

Lower Largo is one of the East Neuk of Fife's, and Scotlands, prettiest ...

catch up with seed planting

 

sowed some more carrots and turnips, though they're not doing so well from the first sowing... possible too dry... these ones have been rained on already.. lol... also some flowers along one edge, some chard and some ''italian rapa'',,, which describes itself as a turnip leaf but has a picture of sprouting broccoli... we'll see what that turns into.? also planted out some extra tomato plants , which i covered with a crate to protect from the wind and heavy rain or they would have been smooshed already. I've never tried tomatoes outside before. 

depth of Scottish Lochs

 Understanding Scotland's Deepest Lochs | VisitScotland

what a great article, love the comparisons.

Maryport Vs Largs, a tale of two west coast seaside towns on a rescue gr...

Garden at the end of April 23

in the garden

garden greens... a brussels sprouts stalk is still throwing up leaves and trying to flower... I keep eating them... lol... and there is a handful of american hedge garlic... which has been self seeding in the garden for years. lovely fresh eggs from a freind, I used the two big brown eggs and made a fry up with french bread and greens for my lunch. 

 sitting in my pyjamas, with the cat, a coffee and reading a gardening book... Alan Titchmarsh's Kitchen Gardener. I went out to sit in the greenhouse but it was so warm we ended up just chilling outside.

aquired a coffee table to use as a low bench in the greenhouse, its got a metal frame so should be strong enough to have a few plants on it... the chair will come out soon so I can start planting up. 

one bed is ready to be seeded... plans for this one is to use the pallet collar with a shower door over it and direct sow carrots, turnips and beetroot. I could have done that today.. but chose to chill with the cat instead.
in the house I am eating lettuce leaves, sown about a month ago, and have cherry tomatoes about an inch high on the window sill, and fat tomatoes in the boiler cupboard waiting to sprout. not organised at all with buying seeds... I might be having a pot luck year with whatever I have left over... which is  a lot because I over buy when I am full of enthusiasm.... 
 

The prettiest town in the Scottish Borders? We visit the market town of ...

Visiting some Must See sights on the Isle of Skye while marvelling at th...

Britain's most beautiful road? The road to the Isles in the Scottish Hig...

Highland trip to try out our new DJI Mini 3 Drone and windproof fluffy R...