Wardrobe changing time

 This morning I decided it was time to drag the case out and get some cold weather clothes out and pack some summer stuff away. My drawers are bursting at the seams as I have too many clothes for the limited space that I have. So as well as moving stuff around I moved some into a black bag for the charity shop! I put the washer on again as some bits needed a freshen up. We had thought of going to the boot sale but it rained most of the morning. I took a photo from the back door for a change.

That hydrangea is lovely, we need to trim it back well when it has finished flowering.

After lunch I walked into Dunkeld, it had stopped raining and there was a craft fair at the Duchess Anne. I felt very weary out walking today, I have had a bit f a throat and a headache, so maybe a  bit under the weather. I also found out that my expensive raincoat is too tight in the sleeves even with just a light sweat shirt. I went into the craft fair, but very few stalls and not many customers!

The mist was still hanging around on the way back.

Seeing the mist in the hills is one of my favourite sights.

I got Sunday dinner early as Tina had an evening service. Feet up now and probably a bit of embroidery.

Great talk and workshop

 A fairly quiet morning, a load of washing, bit of jigsaw, wrote a letter and did a sketch. That was y plan when I picked up the lovely cones yesterday. Like a challenge!

We had an early lunch as we needed to be at the Loch of the Lowes by 12.30 pm.we listened to a fascinating talk about bees, he was a brilliant speaker and rested behaviours to our own, he was funny too. I bought some seeds and a book, and nave ordered one on making bee houses published by Haynes! Also go an identification sheet.

We had a drink before doing the workshop and watched this pheasant waiting for the seed to drop.

The we had a go at making a willow fat ball holder.

Very therapeutic to do, we both really enjoyed it.

We have had the family call and dinner, now a restful evening and maybe some embroidery!

Quite morning, unexpectedly busy afternoon

 This morning was very relaxed, I got everything ready for making a crumble later, we had frozen blueberries and some blackberries from the brambles at the back of the garden. I put a few more pieces into the jigsaw and did a sketch.

Last weekend Tina had been a Blair castle and fed the deer with her friends at 2.30pm so she suggested we go today so that I could feed them. We were a little late arriving and the had to walk up hill against a head wind (so strong the closed the woodland walk). Sadly they weren’t feeding them today but we saw them in the distance.

Just realised I didn’t post the photos of the lovely views on the way there.

We had a drink and the had a wander round. It was very cold when we had the drink but the sun came out and it was warmer.

The dog in this next photo appeared to have no owner, some minutes before he arrived.

After leaving we went to Killiecrankie where we made our way to the Soldiers Leap, a challenging walk although not overly long. A lot of steps, some with no rail and occasionally almost a foot high!

Views from the bridge, not of it!

Just as difficult for the hips and knees retracing our steps.

 

After leaving we went to B&Q before coming home. Tina wanted some paint and brushes for the rail near the porch and I got a bargain pineapple plant, half price so £9 including the pot!

I will finish a photo of two fabulous cones from Blair castle.

Forgot the plant!

Hardly worth writing!

 Not a great deal to say today, spent them morning on chores mostly. Walked into Dunkeld this afternoon to the dentist. I have been nursing a hollow tooth for months and now it is filled so I won’t be extracting food from it every day now! The dentist was great, she said the NHS rules mean it should have a metal filling but she ‘bent the rules’ and used a composite white filling as she would had had to remove more of the tooth to get a metal filling in. Only £4 extra. I have another appointment in three months for a clean and check as there is a little gum disease around the teeth that are stuck together.

I took a photo from the bridge on the way back. No lady blocking the pavement today.

I have spent a bit of time on the jigsaw again, working down slowly! Darren has been working on the scooter.

Maybe some embroidery this evening, will try to be more interesting tomorrow!

Dunkeld and shopping

 This morning I did a bit of the jigsaw before walking into Dunkeld. I went along the river path and it began to rain while I was on my way. By the time I got to the bakers in Dunkeld I was soaked! On the way in someone had made a new path down to the river, so I managed to get dow to the pebbles.

I had a drink and collected a prescription then headed home. Quite a grey view from the bridge.

I have seen this lady on the bridge several times, she sits on her walker and blogs the narrow pavement. Today she had a hat on as it was raining.

I walked back through the community orchard and actually picked three small apples today.

I saw these fungi nestled in a tree trunk.

I picked up this twig as the lichen fascinates me.

After lunch I went grocery shopping in Perth with Tina, while we were out the dentist phoned to say they had a cancellation for tomorrow afternoon if I wanted to bring my appointment forward. I was more than pleased to as mine appointment was in October and I have a tooth which gets food inside it every day that is waiting to be filled!

I have written a couple of letters and may do. Bit of embroidery now.

Fairly productive day

 Yesterday evening I got a mail from my friend Judi, now Sister Judi, she has been organising a pilgrimage and there was an article in her local paper. Not the article but will post the photo as she is on the left. It is the 800th anniversary of the Seth of St Francis of Assisi.

This morning Iwent with Tina to drive up to where her friends have been staying. It was about six miles out of Dunkeld in the middle of nowhere. A large house with a very dated interior and with an amazing view.

Loved the out building, feel a sketch coming on!

When we were back in Birnam we had a drink in the arts centre and walked round the Beatrix Potter garden. Not me being silly for once!

They went off for a look round Dunkeld and I came home. William arrived with some plants and some needed potting or putting in the garden so I spent over an hour getting them in.

I worked on the jigsaw for a while this afternoon.

I got two charity shop presents today, one from Lunny and one from Tina.

In between times I have fed all the indoor plants, which means moving them all around, three have new leaves so they must be liking the feed.

I got some new stamp pads today so just tried them out on a butterfly.

Just relaxing now, may do bit of embroidery.