I have mixed feelings about winter… I love how picturesque the Ochil hills are when they are covered in snow. They are a perfect and beautiful reminder of the seasons changing. I feel relieved when Winter Solstice arrives and the days will get longer again. I look for signs of Spring as I wander… the …
A little bit on the side – the Khyam Motordome
So even before we get the van, I started doing some research around driveaway awnings... I wondered, 'Am I safe to assume that you can driveaway and leave it up to go into town?' duh it's a DRIVEAWAY!! The Vango awnings weren't really convincing me that they were right for us. Years ago I had …
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On the road again…
One of my favourite songs... and very relevant to the plans we have been making while the world has come to a standstill. As a counsellor I've noticed just how much mental health has been impacted by the pandemic. I support other practitioners too as their supervisor so I'm in touch with many cases, many …
A lot to learn about land and cabins!
We had an awful lot to think about at the start of our journey towards having our own wee cabin (or hut as they like to call them in Scotland). What we could afford was our biggest issue... I had squirrelled a little bit of money away for years once I had qualified as a …
The beginnings
I can't believe it is two years since the start of our wee journey to having our own wee cabin in the woods. As a young girl I remember stories of my Uncle's hut up near Aberfoyle then in West Kilbride. Although I didn't realise it at the time, but as a child I remembered …