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Conkering Heroes

We went for a walk yesterday, around the castle grounds next to our house. Signs of autumn were everywhere, especially in the square of ancient beeeches where the…

Not The Best of Days….

Yesterday was not one of my better days – my knees hurt like h*ll. We went into town for some shopping, bill-paying and a library visit. I did…

Attack of the Killer Mozzies

What’s with the mosquitos around here lately? They are swarming onto anything warmblooded, biting like crazy. Just last week, B got bitten on his arm; the two bites…

Autumn Sunshine

It has been beautiful here today. I’d been planning to take the bus to Dumfries, to get some library books, but when I woke up the sun was…

Relaxing….

…just a little. We have our friend Norm staying for a few days and we are showing him the local sights. Which consist mostly of trees and hills….

Back To The Old Grind

Well, the Camp was a huge success – you can read peoples’ comments in the Oakleaf Campers Yahoo Group. We had the usual disaster on the way there…

Not Long to Go Now…

The fun starts Friday! Carol is buzzing around doing umpteen things at once – as always, I marvel at the woman’s energy. Brian & me are are far…

Back Again

Not been posting much in here lately – way too much work. We’ve foolishly agreed to produce a desk diary version of the

Buses

Public transport up here can be somewhat ramshackle. “Charmingly ranshackle”Â? is how I usually describe it to people; like, for instance, last Saturday when I went to Castle…

It’s Nice Around Here

We’ve had some fabulous weather this weekend – warm and sunny. This afternoon, me & Brian went for a walk in our favourite bit of woodland. The bluebells…