Simply..enjoying....

16/5/2015

....this little video about Patricia Atkinson who makes my favourite wine (see also here).

What are you enjoying today?

Another blog break coming up as I take a short trip to the Outer Hebrides! (See here for some photos and a lovely short video of our last trip which was to Harris. This time we are going to Lewis, even further north.)

Good food, good wine and a holiday with good friends.

I'm one very lucky person.

7 Comments

Penny L

16/5/2015 07:11:44 am

Have a lovely time! The Outer Hebrides are on my bucket list. Looking forward to photos and words when you get back.xxxxxx

Freda

22/5/2015 11:46:21 pm

Thank you Penny x

Cathy

16/5/2015 08:39:13 pm

The Hebrides! Julia just this past week told me about Lillian Beckwith whose stories take place in the Hebrides. I've ordered an omnibus w 3 of her stories: The Hills is Lonely, The Sea for Breakfast & The Loud Halo. It won't arrive until mid to late June...I have something to look forward to. I'll compare her description of the Hebrides with yours.

Today, I enjoyed sitting in the backyard on the swing, early morning and late evening, watching the birds at the feeder. There were rose breasted grosbeaks, cardinals, downy woodpeckers, chickadees, blue jays, and goldfinches. Even a hummingbird flitted by! We could hear Baltimore orioles, but couldn't see them. The way the house is situated, we feel so secluded back there, even though neighbors aren't very far away. A perfect beginning and ending to the day.

Now, if I can digress to a post from a couple days ago, when I talked about the chickadees. Freda, you said that wrens were troglodytes. Was it a Scottish pejorative insult? I had no clue what that meant. But since I remembered you like to use Latin names, I had the brilliant idea to look up the Latin name for wren. That way we would know we're talking about the same bird. Oh. So, troglodyte isn't a pejorative insult, but the Latin name for house wren. I still chuckle when I think about this.

Have a wonderful time in the Hebrides. I'm looking forward to what you'll be telling us about your trip.

Freda

22/5/2015 11:58:48 pm

I must look these up Cathy. I've read some Peter May about Lewis. Troglodyte troglodyte is such a long name for such a little bird isn't it? Makes me chuckle too..what a lovely start and end to your day to watch the birds!

Cathy

23/5/2015 03:53:20 am

Thanks for the tip about Peter May. I looked at the online card catalog & my library has 3 of his books. Bet you can guess what I'll be checking out next week!

cath

18/5/2015 01:37:34 am

Oh Freda, I remember you went to Harris. You came back and
had this impressive explosion of creativity making those beautiful collages. I wonder what Lewis will evoke in you.
I know Lewis from Peter May's trilogy. I'm looking forward to you colouring the scenery for us.

And I was enjoying a frog concert this afternoon when we went for a walk in the woods.

Freda

23/5/2015 12:00:03 am

A frog concert! What fun. Lewis was a very different experience from Harris....

Simply..enjoying....

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