Welcome to the A to Z blogging challenge where for the month of April we post everyday except Sundays, corresponding to each letter of the alphabet. I've chosen to blog about keeping the romance alive in a relationship along with ideas for married couple dates. Each post will also have a romantic song for you to listen … Continue reading S is for Surprises, Selfies, and Silliness
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Exploring Glenfiddich Whisky Distillery
Today we finally, after two years of living in the Highlands, went and did a tour of a whisky distillery. We'd been to Glenfiddich distillery before, just to wander around the grounds and have coffee and cake in their cafe so that was the distillery we chose.The tour took roughly an hour and a half … Continue reading Exploring Glenfiddich Whisky Distillery
A Snowy Birthday in the Cairngorms
I recently celebrated a birthday and my beloved took me to the Mountain Cafe in Aviemore for their breakfast which we'd wanted to try for a while. Thankfully they serve breakfast until 11:30am which meant I didn't have to get out of bed too early - Aviemore is 53 miles away so with the snow and ice … Continue reading A Snowy Birthday in the Cairngorms
Hodgepodge Resolutions
The first hodgepodge of the year and of course the theme is what 2018 brings for us all and what we want to leave behind in 2017. The hodgepodge is hosted and questions set by Joyce at the blog From This Side of the Pond - do visit to see what my fellow bloggers have come up … Continue reading Hodgepodge Resolutions
Friday’s Friendly Contemplations
One of my favourite things to do, apart from reading, is writing, so I love this blog link up at McGuffy's Reader. In the Friendly Fill-ins we're given written prompts (the words in purple bold) and then complete them how we wish.1. Keep calm and practice gratitude. It's such a simple thing to do, and only takes … Continue reading Friday’s Friendly Contemplations
Coffee & Creativity in Grantown on Spey
Sometimes we need to have a day that is all about fun and self care - our solution, to go and do something creative. We headed to Grantown on Spey and of course before we could do anything else we had to have a coffee and cake break at the lovely Elephants in the Pantry. … Continue reading Coffee & Creativity in Grantown on Spey
Wednesday Hodgepodge: Falling for everything
It's time for the Wednesday Hodgepodge with a set of questions set by Joyce From This Side of the Pond. This post comes with a health warning and a very random thought at the end.Warning, Warning - this blog post contains extremely mushy romantic stuff! 1. What's something you'd rate a 10/10? Tell us why.Before I … Continue reading Wednesday Hodgepodge: Falling for everything
Hodgepodge Wednesday – my convoluted ramblings
I've discovered the Wednesday Hodgepodge challenge which is hosted by Joyce at the blog From This Side of the Pond and is our answers to a selection of questions - be prepared for seeing how my brain works in a slightly rambling way.1. When you think about your future what do you fear most? Hope for … Continue reading Hodgepodge Wednesday – my convoluted ramblings
Thunder in the Glens 2017
This weekend was the yearly meeting of thousands of Harley Davidson lovers at the 21st Thunder in the Glens in Aviemore - we attended last year as well and you can read about it here: Thunder in the Glens 2016. The day before we went to the actual rally we saw this man in a cafe … Continue reading Thunder in the Glens 2017