Retirement Travels 2018 – The Hebrides Part 1 – Edinburgh to Skye

A few weeks ago, we spent a lovely weekend with our older son (and a bit shorter time with his wife). The plan was that my son would drop his wife off in Skye for her Gaelic course at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, and then meet us in Mallaig. The three of us would then travel… Continue reading Retirement Travels 2018 – The Hebrides Part 1 – Edinburgh to Skye

5 Things My Parents Taught Me

I was very fortunate, I grew up with 2 loving parents. Many others are not so lucky for a variety of reasons. Be it death, divorce, illness or work – many children, through no choice of their own are not blessed with living with two parents on a day to day basis. Sometimes it can… Continue reading 5 Things My Parents Taught Me

Portrush and Creativity

As some of you may know, one of the things I enjoy is Casting Silver. I love the creativity. I use ‘found’ objects, be it stones, twigs, pieces of bark. Basically anything. So wherever I am, particularly when I am on holiday, I look for things which would make great pieces of jewellery. This week, I was… Continue reading Portrush and Creativity