Friday = a trip to Dunkeld for Stovies (a traditional Scottish dish usually consisting of potatoes, gravy and onions and some form of meat – especially sausages or leftover roast. Serve with beetroot and oatcakes – yum!) and a walk at the Hermitage – a National Trust for Scotland property on land which stretches up the River Braan from just off the A9.

Taybank

falls at river braan

The evening was spent at Perth Concert Hall listening to the Peatbog Faeries, ‘a celtic fusion band’. Probably wouldn’t have been my choice for an evening of music but the atmosphere was fantastic and it’s good to try something different once in a while. Peatbog Faeries – listen here (more…)

Sorry about the lapse in my rantings but as many of you will know I have spent the last couple of weeks back in my homeland.

I must say it was good to go back but it’s definitely been nice to return to the much more relaxed Canadian lifestyle.

Anyway, it was a pretty jam packed couple of weeks. I arrived late afternoon on the 25th Feb and wasn’t much good for anything other than a full 12 hours of sleep. The following day I headed Elgin/Inverness way to catch up with a uni friend.

Back home on the 28th to celebrate my little sisters 21st. We were taken by limo (free champagne) to a restaurant where we had a lovely meal and birthday cake.

Kim

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