Today we went fishing for mackerel in Lamlash Bay. The weather was good, and we had great fun. Shaun, Autumn (Shaun’s daughter), John-Luke and I set off from Shiskine at about 1:00 and got back at 4:00.
However, in all that time we only managed to catch 4 mackerel. John-Luke reeled them in, with more than [...]
Despite the grand name Loch Munro is just a big pond in one of the fields in Lakin farm. This fact does not deter Ruth’s dad from claiming ownership of a Scottish loch.
To be fair it is quite a nice mini lake and John has done a good job in making it. As more wildlife [...]
Not a good idea if your only 7 and your uncle is 38, but uncle Reuben is as soft as they come and very easy to beat.
After the ‘fight’, John-Luke explained he had won because he had used Reuben’s own force against him. As I’m sure your aware, this tried and tested method of defeating [...]
I have spent most of today nailing in dwangs, or ‘dwanging’ to use the active participle. This is a picture of what a dwang looks like (highlighted in purple). Dwangs are also called noggins by some folk, it depends where they come from.
Trouble is these dwangs are nothing to do with the farm house renovation [...]
Well, we are here on Arran and looking forward to our new life.
We have unpacked (some of our stuff) and settled into our new home with remarkable ease.
Truth is, the reality of what we are doing has not quite hit home just yet, and we have the vague notion that we are just on holiday.
John-Luke [...]
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