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Fall
The word “fall” (for autumn) is one of those American things I can’t do without. Aberdeen in the fall I love the soft sound of the word, which in my mind is a very different word from the kind of fall...
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Fall colors – knitted
Yesterday I spent a lot of time happily gardening, and appreciating the beautiful colors of the season. However, instead of showing you yet more photos of turning trees, I thought I would share with...
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Castle Fraser in the fall
The last two weeks have been the October school holidays, and on one of the days that I wasn’t at work I took the Dafter and a friend to Castle Fraser. It was very beautiful there: The approach to...
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The colours that were there all along
I was very struck by something that Carol Klein said on a recent Gardener’s World programme. She was looking at acers – maple trees to you and me – and commenting on the gorgeous colours that they...
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The church garden: the wheel turns again
Thank you to everyone for your loving wishes for the Dafter’s recovery. Now for a lighter post: the church garden! I haven’t been able to spend nearly as much time in it as I would like, but I LOVE...
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Early November
Happy Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes Night! The weather has been extremely mild this week, despite predictions for snow by the end of October. This past week was the third week of our helper, and the...
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A look back at September in Aberdeen
I can’t believe it’s already October! We are enjoying seeing the sun rise again in the morning. Soon we will be up before the sun. September was a full month, with my birthday, the Blogger’s Tea and...
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An autumn walk by the River Dee
A few weeks ago, during a particularly difficult time for the poor Dafter, Michael took a firm hand and said to me, “Now go for a walk!” And I did, and it was almost magically lovely. I walked along...
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Looking back at October
November already? Time is definitely one of the most mysterious things there is. The Dafter often finds that her days crawl past, and will say, about something we did the day before, “Was that only...
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Bloggers’ Tea at the Lighthouse Museum, Fraserburgh
This past weekend, I made a wonderful escape to meet up with Jill from Land of the Big Sky and Tina of Tea and Woolly Socks. This time we met in Jill’s stomping ground, Fraserburgh. The drive up was...
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Settling
Hello again! Does anyone remember the phrase “Warning: contents may settle”? I seem to recall that on American cereal boxes, and I always thought the sense of alarm was unwarranted. We are starting...
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Moving towards fall
Although in lots of ways my American English has slipped into British English, one word I do very much love and want to keep is “fall”. Not as in The Fall of Biblical fame, but as in autumn. For some...
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A rainy visit to the Botanics
The “fall colors” in Glasgow have been really stunning. Friday was a very wet day here – can you see the water flowing down the path in the photo below? But even in the gloomy low light, the colours...
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Fire and frost
My goodness, this has been just the most beautiful autumn here in Scotland. Let me show you some photos of the blazing “fall colors”: Trees in the park, Glasgow, November 2013. Japanese maple in the...
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Expanding my vocabulary: the Robert Burns Birthplace
The Dafter and I recently had a great day out, long-planned and long-awaited. I dropped her off at the house of a friend in Ayrshire, where (fortified by white bread and chocolate for energy) she had...
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The end of summer
I remember, years ago, being surprised when a Gaelic speaker referred to the month of August as the autumn. To my mind, having only left the USA a few summers previously, August still meant broiling...
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Keeping a date with myself: a walk in Crianlarich Community Woodlands
A few weeks ago, Michael arranged to work from home and help the Dafter so I could have the day off. I headed for the hills, and went to Crianlarich. I was there in about two hours, after a stunning...
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Into September
Once again Tilly enjoys the sweet taste of victory over her catnip-filled squirrel toy. On August 28th (ca 1994), Katharine Stewart wrote about Games Day in her Highland Glen. “In years gone by it was...
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Mid-September: Indian summer, and steeking
After a cold and rainy summer, we’ve had several warm, sunny days and even I (who make it a policy never to let the weather govern my mood!) have felt deeply appreciative. Katharine Stewart wrote, on...
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The New Leaf is turned!
The title of this post is courtesy of my friend Roobeedoo. I finally finished the jacket by the Norwegian designer Solveig Hisdal that I started at Christmas 2012. When I began it, the Dafter was...
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