According to the Met office today (1st March) is the first day of Spring. Other sources will say that Spring is not officially sprung until 21st March when the summer time clock change takes place. I like breaking my calendar up into nice 3 month segments, you know the traditional stuff – Spring (Mar/Apr/May), Summer [...]
Today I am being naughty and escaping the sofa! I’m off to the BBC to go on Fred’s show to talk about Valentine’s Day and how to Think Outside The Bunch when it comes to sending flowers. I just can’t resist the chance to get away for a wee break and I have promised faithfully [...]
On Friday the snow came down. Lots and lots of lovely, beautiful, calming snow. Well it wasn’t so calming for most of the folks living up here on Waltons Mountain as the farmers were pulling cars out of the ditches and up the hill for most of the afternoon. Luckily I got back home just [...]
Snow at long last. Snow is almost synonymous with Scotland, but this past week while the rest of the UK seemed to be battling the onslaught of the white stuff, here in Ayrshire we had nothing, nada, zilch. A huge disappointment to those of us who love snow and look forward to it’s arrival [...]
You don’t need to visit a chuirch to see amazing stained glass, well almost glass. Nature in winter, sunlight and frost. Tiny pieces of spiky perfection. Like Christmas baubles hung outdoors for all to see and enjoy. Frozen in time. Coloured by God. Karon x
Mornings up here on Walton’s Mountain can be pretty hit or miss in this weather. Some mornings all hazy and grey with almost no light, then other mornings this gorgeous glow of sunrise. It just stops you in your tracks and makes you just stare. Nature’s artwork, totally amazing. It looks warming but don’t be [...]
