2022-07-23 15:03
Forgive me dear readers for it’s been 2 years since my last blog post!
A few years ago I came across a reference to Rakestonleis, a tower in the very south-west of Roxburghshire close… Read More
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2020-04-07 13:22
A few years ago (ok, actually it was 9 years ago but it doesn’t seem like it) we visited Tullibole Castle in Kinross-shire as part of Doors Open Day. The laird, Rhoderick Moncreiff, ga… Read More
2020-03-26 16:03
We’re living through strange times where our normal world has been turned upside down by the Coronavirus and things we took for granted have changed considerably.
Small businesses have… Read More
2019-04-23 11:42
Three days into the long Easter weekend and with the requisite amount of DIY completed we ventured out for a walk to take in some of Edinburgh’s magnificent cherry blossom. We, and the… Read More
2019-03-13 12:18
On a very dreich return trip from England a couple of years ago we took a left at Gretna and headed into Dumfriesshire in search of castles to make the journey home a bit more interesting.
O… Read More
2018-04-30 11:58
Last weekend we headed down into the Borders on a grey day in search of a bit of easy walking and some history.
We ended up around halfway between Peebles and Galashiels and made our first s… Read More
2018-04-18 15:49
Forgive me faithful followers for it has been two years since my last blog post. The mundanities of real life conspired against me and blogging slipped down a long list of things to do. I sh… Read More
2016-03-29 12:11
Over the Easter weekend I took a break from DIY to research the history of Old Comiston House, then cycled out to have a look at it.
The original Comiston is first mentioned in 1337 but all… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Yesterday Russell Crowe was in Edinburgh on a whistle-stop tour of the Celtic nations to promote his new film Noah. The Scottish premiere was at the Filmhouse cinema on Lothian Road, and whe… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
On a gloriously sunny day today we headed up to Callander with the intention of doing a circular walk taking in the Bracklinn Falls, a fort and a huge chambered cairn. We parked in the publi… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
With rain forecast for today we decided to head west to Glasgow and the Burrell Collection, a perfect attraction to visit on a wet day. Except that their roof was leaking! But luckily it did… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The run-up to Christmas is a great time to be in Edinburgh, with lots going on throughout the city. The main focus though is Edinburgh’s Christmas Market, a mixture of entertainment an… Read More
2014-07-19 15:00
Despite being past the middle of July we woke up to a thick fog today. Normally we can see Edinburgh Castle looming at the end of our street, but today we couldn’t see that far.
Just… Read More
2014-06-21 21:03
Today we drove up to Perthshire with the intention of climbing Birnam Hill, partly because of its iconic name, partly for the exercise, partly for the views and partly to visit the ruins of… Read More
2014-06-20 21:03
The sun was shining today so we took a trip out to East Lothian, stopping for a picnic lunch at Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve.
As tempting as the sand dunes of the nature reserve looke… Read More
2014-05-17 21:03
On an overcast day today we headed north to rural Perthshire and Castle Menzies, a 16th century Z-plan castle. Light drizzle was falling from the sky by the time we arrived and drove up the… Read More
2014-05-08 22:11
Tonight we went along to the launch of Hot Rum Cow magazine’s Rye IPA beer at Jeremiah’s Taproom.
Formerly the Elm Row Bar, Jeremiah’s Taproom opened last summer and despi… Read More
2014-04-27 21:03
A few weeks ago we took advantage of an Itison deal and booked a night at the Culcreuch Castle Hotel in rural Stirlingshire.
We made our way up the M9 on a grey day, passing Andy Scott&rsquo&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
One hundred years ago yesterday the worst rail crash in British history occurred at Quintinshill, near Gretna Green in Dumfriesshire. Today a there was a parade through Edinburgh to commemor… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
With unusually good weather over the Easter weekend we decided to head out on the bikes today. Edinburgh has a great network of cycle paths, many of them on the route of old railway lines (t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Yesterday there was a solar eclipse with a 95% totality predicted for Edinburgh, so in the morning we climbed Calton Hill to get a good vantage point.
There were hundreds of other people alr… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This weekend the old Royal High School building on Regent Road in Edinburgh was open as part of a public consultation regarding plans to convert it into a luxury hotel, so on Saturday aftern… Read More
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