As you know we bought our house over a year ago and we have been renovating it. It was a fine house before but being South African in Scotland, feeling the cold a bit more than most here, Derek decided to put underfloor heating in the bedrooms as well as the lounge. He did it … Continue reading Living with Renovation
Houses and homes
Wishing You All the Best for 2024
I really hope that you all experience the very best things for 2024, that you make wise choices and that the world will be a happier and more peaceful place. I am sorry if I have missed some of your posts recently as we have been celebrating Christmas with family and packing at the same … Continue reading Wishing You All the Best for 2024
Wintering My Soul
Slow down my SoulDecember is upon us we have experienced first snow of the seasonweather waits for no-oneone afternoon we leftthe house - little flakesfell to the ground and meltedWe arrived at our destinationwhite blanketing the worldwhat an amazing frosty adventure! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ba9R4fNgw My Soul is grateful for this seasontime to reflecttime to embraceempty space of … Continue reading Wintering My Soul
My little bit of heaven.
A self-reflection.Trained in cartography, wanted to be a fine Artist, toyed with psychology, Trained as a counselor, wanted to be a Hairdresser, toyed with herbalism, Trained in homemaking, wanted to be a landscape artist, toyed with floristry, Trained in communication, wanted to be a storyteller, toyed with mysticism. Oh wait I already do all these … Continue reading My little bit of heaven.
Everybody Knows (after Leonard Cohen)
What have you been working on? Everybody knows I'm working on dreams. Everybody knows what I've been working on, Everybody knows how it grows. First you knock it down, it's an intervention. Then you build it up, and it's a renovation That's how it goes, that's how it grows. Everybody knows that our lives go … Continue reading Everybody Knows (after Leonard Cohen)
Progress update on Walkerburn house
It is time to give you another update on our home renovations. Progress has been slow and consistent, as I mentioned before Derek works mostly on the weekends; although we have made weekly trips recently too. The three chimneys are down, leaving one for our fireplace in the lounge. This has made more space for … Continue reading Progress update on Walkerburn house
Home Renovation in Walkerburn (Part 1)
Home Renovation in Walkerburn Here is our first short post to keep all my followers up to date with what is happening in Walkerburn. When we bought the house we knew that we would want to make some changes before we moved in. Renovations are challenging but we are up for the challenge. As we … Continue reading Home Renovation in Walkerburn (Part 1)
Answering the prompt about future travel plans.
What are your future travel plans? Of course we would like to travel in the future, as you know from recent posts I find travel interesting, inspiring, stimulating. I learn a lot about different cultures and I connect with people from all over but you might also have worked out that in one year we … Continue reading Answering the prompt about future travel plans.
Morag Noffke 