Easter in Scotland

We have just spent a very enjoyable week or so in Scotland with family for Easter. We have been so busy over the past few weeks that we hadn't prepared any eggs or bonnets beforehand and were in two minds as to whether we were even going to enter into the competition. However, after a bit of emotional blackmail, we capitulated and got busy painting eggs and preparing bonnets with only 24 hours before the event. Bringing all our artistic talents to bear, we managed to take away several prizes, although we did leave some room for others to take some prizes. The images below are just a little taster of some of our entries...

Boxing Day 2008

We stayed over at my sister's house on Christmas Day and also spent Boxing Day with her. We had a really lazy day chilling out and it was just lovely. In the evening my cousin, Jax, came to visit and we played some games including a quiz. True to form I was a bad a loser - at least I'm honest and I'm sure it will be no different next year! I managed to persuade Jan and Jax to have a little mini-portraits session which was quite an achievement seeing as neither of them like to have photos taken. They were both pleased with the results afterwards and Jax is convinced that she is only photogenic when I take her picutre! Jan also has a dog called Fitz. I am not really a "dog" person as I am actually quite scared of them. However, I think Fitz is starting to win me over. He looks really fierce but is actually quite a softie. Here are some of the pictures from the day. I couldn't resist adding a few of the decorations. Hope you like them...

Christmas in Scotland

We went up to Scotland this year to visit Mum and to spend Christmas day with my sister, Jan, and her family. I love going up to Scotland at any time of the year, but Christmas is even more special and Jan always puts so much effort into the preparations. She is also an amazing cook so the meal is always delicious - and this year was no exception. It is great to spend time with my nephews as we don't really get to see them very often. We had a fantastic time and, as usual, there was lots and lots of laughter. Here are just a few images from the day. I will be putting a larger selection on Facebook. All comments are welcome.