We wanted a walk...

No explanation as to what the intent is here. The trees felled don't appear to be diseased. Lady Hunter Blair's walk was a peaceful walk up one side of the linn and back.
We then had a quick drive past where we lived eight years ago... luckily saw one old neighbour..many changes of course..and looks like our old landlady is moving in to the cottage we lived in. Well, it is a shepherd's cottage...and he is a retired shepherd...

You can just see the roof just left of centre in the first photo...the last was our view across the valley.

I don't think that we should go back again...we have literally moved on. We married in the local village, just over three miles from the cottage.  That was really the close of our time here as we no longer have lawns we cut there.

uprooting again....

We have been given three months to move....so now we're looking for a workshop  AND a home....

Somewhere we'll feel welcome ....if we can get something near our village that would be nice, people have openly said they like us here.

However perhaps this is the chance for a fresh start....it would be so much easier if we could buy, and decent rentals are scarce, probably due to competing with the holiday rental market.

The one thing we do know is that we're staying in Scotland.

tidying

Today we are sorting out and cleaning, reducing what we have accumulated since arriving only two  and a half months ago.
We are off on our travels to race and see other friends in Whanganui (sorry I've been mis-spelling that previously).

We've had plenty of christmas presents....why do people give you the most impractical of things, knowing that you have to travel light!!?

The chickens still come to the deck ready  for supper and bed....

and Taz wont stay put when you want to take his portrait....