We had a very busy two weeks up in The Highlands.  So here is a photo drop of the two weeks!!!  Warning Picture Heavy Post!!!!

Loch Ruthven in the sunshine.

The Heather was coming out with the sunshine we had.

The flowers at the cottage below.

The view from the cottage.

The Hills around the Cottage.

The Robot mower was still doing his job, we named him Herbert.

These are the views on the way back to the Cottage.

A Seedling Christmas Tree has set itself in one of the posts!

Eldest & Girls in the Walzers at the Highland Games Ballatar.  The Pipe & Drums coming into the Games below.

Doesn’t matter how old you are, it is still fun to look for shells on the beach!

Eldest and DH!

Rainbow near the Cottage.

Brodie Castle.

The Car Show at Brodie Castle.

The Highland Cows near the Cottage.

Youngest and Girlfriend.

Loch Ness, no sign of Nessie though!

Herbet got stuck, so Youngest rescued him!

Youngest and the Highland cow!

Back to work now with a vengence!!!  It is like we have not been away at all!!!  Will post some more pictures later this week and also catch up on the books I managed to read over the two weeks.  Have a great week. 

Hugs & Love Susie & Coco xx

DH and I are away to Scotland for two weeks and The Boys are house sitting alternate weeks and coming up to us as well.

Will try and upload some pictures whilst we are away. 

Happy Summer you Lovely Lot.

Hugs & Love, Susie xx

To All of my American Friends & Followers

Happy 4th of July Independence Day

Hugs & Love, Susie, DH, Eldest, Youngest & Coco xxxxx

For #TBT I thought I would show you some of the pictures of the Boys from past Carnivals in the Village.

When Eldest was in the parade with Scouts I would take Youngest on some of the fairground rides before it got too busy.  Here he is in the Teacups from 2005 (he was 5 years old)

Here is Youngest in his first parade with Beavers as an Oompa Loompa.  Jayne and I were talking about this at our lunch on Tuesday.  This was 2006 and he was six.

This was at the Duck Race in 2011.  All the years we have bought Ducks in the races this was the only time we won and it was not us that won, it was Treacle!  Youngest collected it for her and he bought her a treat with the winnings!

Eldest dressed as an “old” Scout in the Carnival Parade celebrating 100 Years of Scouting

Youngest in the same Parade in his Beaver uniform.

Eldest liked it as he got older that he could actually help with the Carnival events.  Here he is in 2013 stood in the brook waiting to catch the Ducks at the finish.  He was 18 here.

So far all the events have gone well with only rain last night at the Duck Race so they all came home rather damp!  At the moment the weather is supposed to be okay for the rest of the events including Saturday, the main day!  Finger’s crossed.

Because it has been a chaotic week, tomorrow is home jobs day and grocery shopping and at the weekend I am hoping to get things sorted in my sewing room!!!

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx

This is a photograph from 2013 on holiday in Scotland at the Ballater Highland Games.

June 21st The Summer Solstice

Today is the longest day, although I have been going through the “waking up at silly o’clock” phase again and have quite often heard the birds starting to sing as it gets light, sometimes it seems like it is 3.00am when they start!

I know that the nights begin to pull in from now but only small amounts each day but it seems like we have only just got into summer, when everyone then begins to talk about Autumn and Winter!  I could have clocked someone the other day who actually mentioned Christmas!  I am hoping that we are going to have some lovely warm weather for the next few months.

When we have finished tidying the garden I will get some pictures to show you. 

I hope your Longest Day is a good one. 

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx

I am out for the Day!  See you Tomorrow!

Susie xx

©”T Studio”

Happy St George’s Day

Patron Saint of England

Eldest aged 10 (Scout) and Youngest aged 6 (Beaver) before they went out to the St George’s Day Beaver, Cub & Scout Parade in Derby, ie clean and tidy!!!!

Susie xx

Our clocks sprang forward over the weekend and as much as I love the lighter nights, it really wrecks my sleep!!!

I got all my home jobs done at the weekend and a few small Spring Cleaning jobs done too.  I don’t know where the weekend went but it was busy.  I had Coco helping too!!!!!

Coco needs a spa day soon as she is getting extremely fluffy!  She still has a lot of puppy coat.  I keep putting it off as it has still been very cold here.  Although we have signs of Spring in the garden with the trees starting to bud and the plants starting to come alive again, it is still heating on weather. 

After next week DH and I will be off work, we will keep things ticking over but it will give us a chance to get jobs done and DH will be helping Eldest at his garage.  We should have been away in Scotland but changed plans because of announcing events for DH.  He won’t know what he is in for as I am going to get ALL the Spring Cleaning done and finished during the two weeks we are off!!!  It won’t be all jobs though as we do have some fun things arranged.

The Primulas are putting on a lovely Spring show this year.

The sunset over our garden the other day.

DH is away for two days this week on another business exhibition and then it will be home jobs day.  Friday I am running some errands and in the evening we are out for dinner at our friend’s home with four other friends we haven’t seen since last year.  Can’t wait.  Saturday we have a day to our selves and then Sunday DH is announcing again, that will be another week done!

Have a wonderful week. 

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx

A fully Bunny Rabbit getting ready for Easter!

To Sue, Molly, Susan, Tara and all my American Friends & Followers

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you have a lovely day.

Hugs & Love Susie, DH, Eldest, Youngest & Coco xxxxx