Author Archives: freda

Ah well, the deed is done. Misty is booked into the vet to be speyed. (3 October.) She is having a microchip inserted at the same time (apparently it is done with a big needle.) The plan is to be … Continue reading →

Misty loves food……preferably human food, though she relishes her main meal of dogmeal, meat and rice. Thus, we have been successful with basic training by using puppy treats. The trouble is, the only ones I have seen are from a … Continue reading →

There is a tinge of gold in the trees right now. One of my favourite woodland walks has the hint of autumn to come. Yet the weather is still warm with more than the remembrance of summer. I find the … Continue reading →

Haircut and highlights today. That is when one sits in the hairdressers being wrapped in foil like a turkey for the oven. Well…..not really, it is little bits of foil which help to “cook” the colour. The trouble is, I … Continue reading →

Five years ago – on what the world now calls 9/11 – I was on one of my regular visits to Colonsay. Today, I think of the Americans who were on the island and of their need to call home … Continue reading →

It was Clive James who said, “Well you have to sweat a lot to make writing look effortless.” My trouble is that I am a compulsive writer: that includes blogging, journalling and re-starting endless short stories and novels. But I … Continue reading →

So the midgies in Scotland are suffering. Good. In case you haven’t heard, the dry, hot summer has not been good for breeding. Oh what joy!

So Andy Murray won against Roger Federer in yesterday’s Master’s. Why is it that when Scotland gets a top player in tennis, I find it somehow very difficult to warm to him? I am delighted by his win, of course, … Continue reading →

Felt a bit under par today, but a gentle walk with the dog helped to sort me out. She teaches me to enjoy the moment. Today it was a case of revelling in the river walk and meadow full of … Continue reading →

Have a look at this picture – from Him Behind the Wheel. He obviously has hidden talents.