Karina

Tuesday 14 November 2023 Yesterday, it rained and rained and rained and rained. Our very small waterfall doubled and became two waterfalls, though a few times there has been so much water that the two have merged and the water has then gone over the ‘tunnel’ it otherwise goes through to end up in the […]

Monday 13 November 2023 After three days of lovely weather, mainly sunny with a morning (yesterday) of beautiful frost, it’s now reverted to normal Scottish weather. Rain. With strong wind forecast. And more rain. In fact so much rain that I’ve almost talked myself into being able to justify not doing 10,000 steps today. Yesterday

Sunday 12 November 2023 It’s -2°C and there is a beautiful frost, tufts of mist and sunshine. Yes, really, tufts of mist. Pretty much my optimum weather, though indoors being significantly warmer would be a massive bonus. However, I am wearing ankle-high sheepskin boots, a selection of layers and my latest strokeable, warm, furry, fleecy,

Friday 10 November 2023 Yesterday went well. Not only did DPD manage to streamline two deliveries, due on different dates from different suppliers and deliver them the same day, our new printer works (the old printer was not very old. It only printed tester pages. It’s a small miracle I didn’t throw it out the

Thursday 9 November 2023 I wanted and needed a walk yesterday but didn’t get around to it until quarter of an hour before sunset. I wore my new £32.99 fluorescent yellow, Dunlop-workwear, waterproof bomber jacket. I glowed. Before we moved here, had anyone told me I’d choose to be out walking in the middle of

Wednesday 8 November 2023 It’s 07:28 and sunset isn’t for another three minutes. Outside is grey, slightly foggy and either raining or just looking like it has been and still is raining. We are ten days away from having lived here for a year so I’ve been thinking more than usual about some of the