A Walk in the Scotland Countryside

In my last post, I talked about our recent visit to Penelope and Robert's Broomhill House. As part of our mini-holiday adventure, we took a lovely through the local countryside. We put on our sturdy boots, our woolies, and lots of layers to set out in the cold, clear day. We walked along winding, rocky paths and saw amazing views.We passed walls of bushes and vines, including SLOE berries as in 'Sloe Gin Fizz'. And we saw LOTS of SHEEP!



When Stan stopped to tie his shoe, Sweep and Pippa wanted to help.It was such a gorgeous day for a right and proper walk-about. The sky was a perfect cyan.And wee lochs reflected it like mirrors.On the way back to the house, we cut through the neighbor's pony field. They do this a lot, but the doggies were a bit intimidated by the horses who were very curious about them. We got the doggies to the other side and I got to pet wonderful fuzzy pony noses. JOY!They all had their thick, fuzzy winter coats on, so sweet and furry!
Back at the house, we had lentil soup and salad, and Robert played piano for us (he's a fantastic jazzy piano player). We had a great time bonding over that wonderful kitchen table again, until it was time to catch the train back to Edinburgh. What a wonderful mini-holiday. Thank you again, Penelope and Robert! I'm so grateful!!!