September 2015

Summer did arrive and the sun shone on Loch Ewe
and is still shining on the last day of September !

The next arrival was Malcolm's Mum

who flew up to start her new life in the Highlands,

at the grand age of 90!

Malcolm's sister Barbara flew over from her home in Madeira

to fly with Mum and made the whole transition to Scotland

super smooth.

Thank you Barbara for all your hard work

to make it happen.

As you can see Mum has settled in very nicely
and Wilma is making sure that 
she gets the best seat with Mum.

Mum on her first walk up to our house...

The next few photos were taken on a drive out
to Applecross.


 A real romantic, red-roofed cottage 
nestling in the hillside

Even in the remotest part of the Highlands

you can earn a living ....

 

Some of the locals taking it easy.

 

The scenery on the way is staggering,

the route is the highest council-maintained road in the UK,

supposedly.

 and when you approach Applecross ,

it's breathtaking !

When you get there the Applecross Inn

is one of the friendliest inns you will ever find !

A new cafe has opened in Aultbea,

called Oran Na Mara,

Gaelic for "song of the sea"

with lovely views over Loch Ewe,

delicious cakes and coffee 

 and a sense of humour !

 This is Wilma, the chickens and the geese

enjoying themselves

 in the freshly-collected, smelly seaweed !

On a beach near Ullapool

we came across some fun, stone sculptures ...

 

  

It was so good to see Penny and Len this month,

who travelled all the way from Suffolk 

by motor bike, brilliant !!!

 Lunch was at the Aroma Cafe & Perfume Studio

in Mellon Charles (excellent as ever!)

as our kitchen was out of bounds 

while the house is being rewired.

Great to see you both, looking good in the leathers !

Enjoy the rest of your trip.

Mum's house is coming along,

the chimney is up....

 and the walls are starting to take shape.

Young Duncan helped Malcolm to bring home the peat

from the common grazing 

ready to be dried for the winter.

Malcolm's sister, Barbara, could not be tempted

to join Janette and I for a swim in Loch Ewe,

preferring to stay well and truly wrapped up warm !

but Janette and I love being tumbled around by the waves

and while we are gone 

Wilma finds something to amuse herself with. 

After many years

 I found my way back into the saddle again !

All I need to do now is remember how to steer again 

and to stay on !

Thank you Fiona for getting me back on !

Seashore colours of September....

Hope you have enjoyed your September, too

and wishing you a wonderful October.

June x and Wilma