Saturday, 31 December 2022
Best Big Birthday ever!
Thursday, 29 December 2022
Blowing a hoolie
Well here we are back in Ullapool and the weather is absolutely horrible; very wet and windy. James and I drove up yesterday afternoon with the cats and switched on the heating and lit the fire to warm up the cottage. This morning we did a food shopping at Tesco for the next few days; we are going to spend the end of 2022 and the start of 2023 here with Ally, Cat, Davie and Chanel. From there we walked down to the front to look at the progress of the construction work there, at which point the rain became even heavier and we scuttled to the shelter of the Bothy café for lunch. When we turned the corner from West Shore Street into West Lane the wind blew the rain hard right into our faces. It was very cosy in The Bothy and our table was right beside the wood-burning stove. Now we’re back in the cottage where James has lit the fire.
Update in evening: Davie and Chanel have arrived safely in Ullapool despite snow falling heavily around Aviemore and lying on the road between Inverness and Ullapool.
Tuesday, 27 December 2022
Sticky toffee puddings
Monday, 26 December 2022
Boxing Day with the Rennies
Sunday, 25 December 2022
Christmas Festivities
Saturday, 24 December 2022
Elf and Cooking
Friday, 23 December 2022
The Burrell
Thursday, 22 December 2022
Casablanca
Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Wrapping
Monday, 19 December 2022
Chocolate!
Sunday, 18 December 2022
Hilarious
Saturday, 17 December 2022
Seasonal Festivities commence
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Frosty
Monday, 12 December 2022
Winter fun in Manchester
Saturday, 10 December 2022
Train to Manchester
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Seaplane!
Such a good cat
Sunday, 4 December 2022
More World Cup
Saturday, 3 December 2022
Flames and Jools and afternoon tea
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Sore bones
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
World Cup football
Saturday, 26 November 2022
Sparkly!
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Sunny outing to Lochinver
Sunday, 20 November 2022
Pain and funeral and lovely flowers
Sunday, 13 November 2022
(Another) Broken Wrist
Saturday, 12 November 2022
Warm November in Ullapool
Friday, 4 November 2022
Lunch at The Grapes
Thursday, 3 November 2022
How do you like them apples?
Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Bill’s funeral
Tuesday in London
Monday, 31 October 2022
My cousin Jonathan
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Recovering
Friday, 21 October 2022
Vacancy for Prime Minister
Thursday, 20 October 2022
My Uncle Bill Rennie
My dear Uncle Bill died on Tuesday afternoon. He had many health issues connected with old age, but his death was sudden, when he was in hospital but hoping to get home shortly. My cousin Julie phoned me with the news and I feel very sad. Bill was such a nice man and he didn’t have an easy life. His Dad died when he was only six years old, and as the son of the family he was the only one of his siblings to attend the funeral. His four sisters stayed at home, as was traditional at that time in the 1940s, and when Bill arrived back after the funeral he spoke of the beautiful tassels on the ropes used to lower the coffin into the ground and what a shame it was that they were buried in the earth. He had his troubles in life although he was lucky to meet and marry his lovely wife Katy, who was with him to the end. But almost exactly 20 years ago his son Brice took his own life, and that was so hard for Bill, Katy and Abigail. Bill was a very clever man and was loved by his friends and many relatives. I have many very happy memories of him and my Mum loved her wee brother very much. He was a good man.