Afternoon walk

 

Not much salting and gritting on our stretch...we are not on a bus route

Someone flying into Prestwick....and Pirate on his way

We live in a village of about 4,000 inhabitants , a tenth the size of Ayr...it was a coalmining village in a rural area. The original village was mostly demolished and changed its name from Taiglum to Drongan.

The schemes began to be built in the 30s but the big push was in the 40s post war...building houses like ours with a twenty year lifespan..semi detached like ours but also maisonettes, so two up and two down in a block.

There are a few rows of half a dozen wee Butt and Ben's in a terrace,...front room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom... generally for retired singles or couples. Some privately built housing has been created since the 70s and 80s and nowadays the new schemes are privately built, so far by a local builder.

We are very fortunate to live right on the edge of the village as we are used to living outside villages. Our road is one of the older ones here, existing before any village was here.