Buttercups and Black Sheep at the Beach

  I’ve been away one month and during that time Summer has wrapped itself around every nook and cranny. This gentle land has been clothed in a carpet of lush green velvet. The grass in the fields has grown tall; the larks and corncrakes and cuckoos are out in force and the air is scented with honeysuckle. I am back. …

Bed and Blessings – Bishop’s House

    Rooms with a View: Quaint dormer windows, a slated roof and situated just across the water from the quarry on Mull where the granite foundation stones for the house were hewn After a prolonged stretch of stunningly gorgeous weather, it’s a damp and blustery afternoon and I am making the most of it, sitting snugly by the window …

Let the Pilgrimage Begin

Photo: The gorgeous Henry Clarke stained glass window, The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven, originally installed in 1925 at the Notre Dame Chapel, is now on permanent display at Kelvingrove House, Glasgow.   Brisbane, Australia I am packing my bags and preparing to leave the sun-drenched golden beaches of my home in tropical Queensland, to embark on a …