High Jinks....

Sorry to keep you all a'waiting for tales of my travels o'er the last few weeks...I haven't been feeling too well you see, and am flagging a bit in the evenings {blogging time} after a day at work....but here I am ready to spill at last!!

First off - London was just what I needed to mix things up a bit...a bit of pace, you know - recharge the batteries with new sights, sounds and smells, fun and lots of laughs...Actually, there was parts of the trip that were ridiculously disasterous {and quite funny} - such as my suitcase {one of those little hard cases} coming off the conveyer belt at the airport when I landed BURST OPEN..with all my stuff on show....Oh the shame ;)....then on the tube, en route to meet Karin and Camilla for dinner....I spilt half a cup of coffee all the way down myself, because me and Claire were chatting away and I wasn't paying attention. Needless to say, I was wearing cream linen box pleated front cullottes...and the coffee pretty much all gravitated to my..erm, lap. We were helpless with laughter, and I was very glad I carry a large bag!! Also...I ended up missing my flight because of London transport {don't ya love it!}..and me and about 60 others were stranded after missing the last flight to Glasgow. I had to pay another £191.00 to get home the next day......*sigh*..anyway, I had a great time, and it was all worth it!!!!!

Now for Scotland...{pictured above}..the Papa Stour croft at Callakille was amazing - just to die for. About 6 and a half hours from Glasgow, it is every bit as beautiful and idyllic as the images make out - moreso, if that's possible. It was the perfect place to recharge and unwind...and I am already looking forward to going back! I so enjoyed just relaxing...getting so much fresh air, going out for walks and strolls across the fields and hills, beach-combing..playing games like scrabble {and winning once or twice!!} and just being able to just 'be'. The scenery was just breathtaking, and I am reminded and in renewed awe of just what an amazingly beautiful and majestic country Scotland is - and how lucky I am to live here! The sky was something that really moved me..the sunsets, the gunmetal grey moodiness that I was craving...I loved the weather - so changeable, yet all so wonderful at the same time. The only problem with the cottage is you never want to leave......and I love my new wellies so much I didn't want to take them off!! ;(

I am gradually getting some more photo's up onto Flickr, and I will get on to organising them into a little set..which I will share more of here soon I shouldn't wonder and link to as well when it's up.

My parting shot for tonight?? ---- Come to Scotland if you can..it is so beautiful it hurts.

xx