​Experience Unique Flavours Around Loch Earn #shoplocal Hot Whisky Smoked Salmon from The Falls of Dochart Smokery ​When guests tell me that they will be buying local food a… Read More

Mhor Cakes Visitors Who Eat and Shop Locally Help Village Econony  MHOR bread The trouble with writing about food around Lochearnhead and beyond is drooling on to my computer as I… Read More

We never tire of waking up to nature's swimming pool in Briar Cottages lochside garden, Lochearnhead village. Moored boat, Loch Earn from Briar Cottages Is it odd to be writing about water… Read More

Cheers to Little Briar's new kitchen, patio and other recent additions Doggy Patio: ​So, Fraser and I had one of our regular "continuous improvement" board meetings during lock dow… Read More

Maddy Bryce as Gracie Bennett -Cavendish Stan The Stag, Loch Earn Stan The Stag at Briar Cottages, has a reputation for turning heads. This time he drew the attention of "Cavendish" scri… Read More

Pieris in bloom outside Briar Cottage ​We are both keeping well and hope that you are too. No-one saw this virus coming in spite of claims that it was inevitable! Sunrise on Loch… Read More

Fraser feeding a garden Robin Fraser and I (Kim) are celebrating "Year of Coasts and Waters 2020" along with the rest of Scotland's tourism businesses and Visit Scotland.​The topi… Read More

Seemed like we were saying Happy New Year last week and its now March 2019! Time flies when you are having fun?Christmas and New Year were a hoot, catching up with family and friends, d… Read More

Kim receiving the Scottish Thistle Award for LETi's BLiSS trail -"Innovation in tourism" drawing by Jo Adamson ​You  would think that representing your local tourism group - Loch… Read More

Fraser and LETi Chair Kim Proven with trophy sponsor's from GeoTourist, picking up the Scottish Thistle Award for Innovation In Tourism - BLiSS trail. Photo by Chris Watt If you think we… Read More

Kim picks up trophy from Sponsor Geo Tourist beside presenter Jennifer Reoch of STV ​Long time no blog!  I know. Being Chair of the Loch  Earn Tourism Information group… Read More

I have collaborated with some gifted, creative, fun loving people thanks to social media and am amazed at the links amongst the following people and a tandem bike!​​ Sculptor Ke… Read More

Fraser Briar by Kev Paxton -photo by Dave Murray So, Fraser Proven was left out of the last BLiSS trail art story.  To know him is to realise that he always gets in on the act! True… Read More

Bill The Bull by Kev Paxton Filming Kim for STV news at 6 Yes that is me being filmed for Scottish Television News at Six! What a whirlwind year so far. I've been busy setting up the BLi… Read More

Wee Santa & Stan pose for Christmas Pics  Stan the Stag plays Rudolph Oh Deer! Frasers been up to his tricks again. He tried to build a stag installation from wood a few Chris… Read More

Happy Pumpkin Head on Misty Sunny Day Loch Earn Bramble Bushes +Sloe Trees line Briar Cottages Autumn seemed to come and go quickly this year. Mind you we have been fully booked and ti… Read More

Frasers's Pavillion Who said it was a bad summer?  Summer is not all about the weather in Lochearnhead.  Guests enter into the spirit here (especially at the 19th hole on our loch… Read More

Wildlife and weddings this month. Mallard ducklings,  baby swallows, marriage vows and a double wedding at Briar Cottages on Loch Earn in July. What a month and the BLS Highland Ga… Read More

So, what was under wraps in the last blog photo?  Did you guess? Fraser admires his handy work Fraser's hill project A simple… Read More