Karina

Sunday 23 July 2023 It’s 07:26 and I’m in the midst of a yawn fest. Outside, it’s apparently 11°C and I don’t need an app to tell me that it’s raining, raining with determination. The plan for today is/was for my visiting friend Becky and I to make a start on the foundations for the

Saturday 22 July 2023 It’s raining. It’s forecast to rain until Monday. My friend Becky is arriving this afternoon for a few nights. The plan was for us to start work on my cabin project but I’m fairly sure that’s not going to happen with continual rain, but I might be slightly underestimating Becky’s determination

Friday 21 July 2023 I had some shopping errands, though not urgent ones, and an enthusiasm for a city fix, so I drove/caught the train to Edinburgh yesterday. I walked a lot, had plenty of coffee/cake/ice cream treats (toffee popcorn ice cream; hello, why had we never been acquainted before?). I take it back, no

Thursday 20 July 2023 I’m going to Edinburgh for the day today, driving part way and catching a train the rest of the way. It’s currently very sunny but it’s apparently between 6°C and 15°C at home and between 10°C and 18°C in Edinburgh, no rain. I’m having my usual layering dilemma. 6°C currently. My

Wednesday 19 July 2023 We had five visitors to the house yesterday, people we had never met before. They were three generations of a family whose ancestors had lived in our house for the first few decades. Chris and I were both a bit apprehensive, not knowing what they wanted to do/see, having visited with