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Nairn Highland Games for 2024
Saturday 17th August was the big day when Nairn held it’s annual Highland Games for the 147th time! At the risk of sounding like a made-for-tv movie, I couldn’t help feeling proud to be Scottish! This is one of those posts where it’s better shown in photographs rather than in words but there are a…
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It’s great to get a win
A day of wins today which I will not take for granted! The first major win of the day was the MOT. I put my car in for it’s annual test and I usually use a garage not far from here. However, after talking to my hairdresser a couple of months ago, I went to…
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Hot and windy August day on the plot
I managed a trip to the allotment today to take up many bags of compost before the car goes in for it’s MOT tomorrow (which will be today when this post goes live). It was a very hot and windy day on the plot and I had the intention of sorting out the compost bins.…
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The best laid plans – led to something else!
We had planned a beach trip this afternoon but we ended up doing something completely different. I had grand plans of taking Dearest Son to the beach for the afternoon and getting some wonderful shots of the North Sea to show you its splendour and maybe even a dolphin or two. We took the car…
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When the harvest is over
I am not saying the harvest is completely over but something did occur to me the other day when I was picking some peas at the allotment. We’ve had a great pea harvest this year and the plant I was picking from is showing the tell-tale signs it is coming to the end of it’s…
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S6 Ep 4 The Fairy Coffins of Edinburgh
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-d7m6g-1698eda For this weeks mystery, I’m opening the file on the Fairy coffins of Edinburgh. A strange and intriguing find on a Scottish hillside leads to more questions than answers! Were they put there to honour the dead, were they part of a dark ritual or is there another explanation? Join me for a season…
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Looking for garden and craft inspiration?
If you are looking for a little inspiration, allow me to share the Nairn & District Gardening Club 42nd Annual Show for 2024. I managed a very quick look around the show this year as I was a little later than I had intended. I must admit, even though I don’t enter competitions like this,…
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Sometimes the job just needs done
There comes a point when you can no longer put off a job which you know, and have known for ages, needs done. In this case, that job was the horror of the cupboard under the kitchen sink. It’s one of those areas we all use daily and things just get taken out and thrown…
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Perfect Pea Productivity!
We did a very quick harvesting from a couple of our pea and bean plants and the results were surprisingly positive. We only have a few snow pea plants and a short row of maincrop (kelvedon wonder) peas plus a few broad bean plants. The other day we nipped up quickly to the plot and…
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Wine making with an unusual ingredient and some kombucha news!
I took a break from the wine making for a little while but recently I’ve been making a few batches to use up some of the fruit which wasn’t at it’s best. One batch I did put in a demi-john had a terrific aroma: raspberry, blackcurrant with a hint of rhubarb! It will be a…
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Bee Amazing Today!
I was taking photos in the garden of the flowers and fruits we are starting to see… But then I spotted something and I was inspired (who tutted?): So I made this: In case you are wondering, he appeared to be tasting the door to my diy polytunnel. I didn’t ask him why.
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S6 Ep 3 Will the real Shakespeare please stand up?
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-94vwp-168cc5b Did Shakespeare really write all those plays and poems? Many people believe he didn’t and this argument has raged on for centuries. So join me for this weeks episode where I unravel this mystery as I ask the question, will the real Shakespeare please stand up?! Join me for a season of mystery and…
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