Happy Returns

July has been a month of happy returns. Last week, I enjoyed my first work trip in four years to London, our former home city. This week, we returned to Lochan Mor for a sunny, summer woodland walk to see the lilies in full bloom. It’s wonderful to experience new places. It’s similarly refreshing to… Continue reading Happy Returns

Use What You’re Given

A lovely coastal walk recently showed a couple of interesting landmarks. The first was a cairn, that someone had painstakingly created from the stones lying around the sand and water. The second was a monkey puzzle tree that had clearly been blown onto the coastal land and found a way of growing and thriving in… Continue reading Use What You’re Given

The Right Kind of Clothes

We’re at that time of year when people ask me, ‘How do you deal with the cold up there’? I always think of that great Billy Connolly quote, ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong kind of clothes’. Winter weather is like life itself. Wear the right clothes, get out and enjoy… Continue reading The Right Kind of Clothes

Four Seasons in One Day

A great song by Neil Finn and often a good description of the weather up here in the Highlands. Today saw a damp, cold, drizzly start, followed by sunshine, cloud, sunshine and a bit of snow up on the Cairngorm peaks. Like the weather, life seems like four seasons in one day, too. Each week… Continue reading Four Seasons in One Day

Peace at Lochan Uaine

We all like a bit of peace, don’t we? Peace comes in different ways to us; a long stay in bed, a spot of quiet reflection, immersing ourselves in music, being in a noisy crowd. It’s often a state of mind we can access anywhere, anytime we choose. Our peace today was a walk in… Continue reading Peace at Lochan Uaine