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Return to Killie
Looking around for somewhere to visit, my eyes returned to Kilmarnock, a place I visited early on in my retirement, in November. One of the places I noticed but failed…
My first Highland Games
You can’t settle in Scotland without visiting a Highland Games so today I visited my first one, at Dundonald – the location of the castle I visited earlier on (A…
A castle and a band (or two)
Just a post to document a couple of ‘adventures’ recently. Dundonald Castle First, looking through the Historic Scotland handbook, I noticed a castle not 15 minutes from home so, the…
Simply Stirling!
At last, after seven months of sleeping every night at the flat, the chance comes to get away for a few days. It’s technically summer (although the weather was unaware)…
Glasgow III: this time, it’s botanical
A beautiful sunny week (if a chilly easterly breeze) means another trip to Glasgow. This time, since we are well into spring, I thought I would visit somewhere outside and…
Taking the Ayr
A gorgeous spring day and, with the car having passed its MOT and service, I decided to drive for an exploration instead of the train or bus. Ayr is easy…