Karina

Tuesday 22 August 2023 We have had our first repeat visitor, Carla, who initially came to stay in February when our boiler had packed up and the house was bitterly cold (she reminded me that we’d recorded the temperature downstairs as 7°C). I had warned her that the house was still cold in August, particularly […]

Friday 18 August 2023 I did some strimming yesterday, just after the sun finally came out at around 17:00. I still have slightly shaky arms and hands, despite taking lots of breaks. There is something ridiculously satisfying about strimming, I just wish the vibrations and weight of the long not-Strimmer-strimmer didn’t result in forearm aches

Thursday 17 August 2023 My routine of sorts is all over the place this month. I was thinking about mornings in Scotland compared to mornings in London. In Lewisham, I usually write this first thing with a mug of tea, sitting in my favourite old armchair next to the balcony door with the door open

Wednesday 16 August 2023 It’s the middle of August but has already been looking a bit autumnal. I sometimes look out the window and think I’ve been looking out of it for the duration of the nine months we’ve lived out here. There has been some unusual weather recently in Scotland. We had an incredibly

Monday 14 August 2023 Hurrah for Fitbit, I definitely wouldn’t have gone out and walked more than 10,000 steps if I hadn’t felt Fitbit guilt. I want to go out more and I want to get back to walking that much every day. It felt good to be outdoors and chatting away to myself, taking

Sunday 13 August 2023 Chris’s son Max had asked if we could “pop out” to a butcher for a haggis to take home today. The three of us did indeed pop out for a haggis and other shopping, though we were out of the house from about 11:30 until maybe 15:00. We drove to Peebles,