When I was a kid and my parents suggested we went out for a family meal, I only ever wanted to go to one place: Beekie’s Nuek. A traditional Scottish pub in the Aberdeenshire village of Newmachar with a fairly generic pub-grub menu, it was (and, by the looks of things, still is) an unassuming, [...]
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Sticky Toffee Pudding
Posted in Recipes, Food, Scotland on February 21, 2012 | 13 Comments »
Tonight
Posted in Scotland on February 20, 2012 | 8 Comments »
Sunday
Posted in Scotland, tagged Beauly, dogs, Highland, Kessock bridge, nature, photography, Scotland, Sunset on January 17, 2012 | 29 Comments »
I got a new camera at Christmas time. For weeks it was grey and dark and I had little opportunity to get to know my new camera properly. That all changed this weekend. Think I’m in love.
Friday
Posted in Scotland, tagged Beauly Firth, dog, Highland, Inverness, light, photography, Scotland, Sunset on January 13, 2012 | 16 Comments »
Not only is Friday scone day at work, it’s also when we finish classes earlier than the other days of the week. Sometimes I stay on late to catch up on marking and paperwork or to tidy up the midden that is my desk; other times I head home shortly after the bell rings. Today [...]
January
Posted in Scotland on January 8, 2012 | 13 Comments »
Forgot how grey and dark January can be. Sigh.
Resolutions
Posted in Scotland on January 5, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Start learning Spanish Walk in different places with Marco and my (new!) camera Keep on top of marking Drink less wine Run a faster marathon Read more non-fiction
A Winter’s Morning
Posted in Scotland on December 22, 2011 | 15 Comments »
From last weekend…
Blustery
Posted in Scotland on December 11, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Daylight walks seem like a gift these days.
My Scotland
Posted in Scotland on November 7, 2011 | 9 Comments »
I sometimes get emails from readers who are coming to Scotland looking for advice on where to visit, what to do, where to eat, etc, etc. My responses are always enthusiastic but tend to be rather brief (sorry) and afterwards I always, always kick myself for not having mentioned blah blah or bleh bleh. [...]
Tonight
Posted in Scotland on October 13, 2011 | 9 Comments »
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