Saturday 23 June 2018

Project 365 weeks 23, 24 and 25

Having been away for a holiday I was not wanting to commit to having to blog while away, or comment for that matter and so I decided to put a halt to blog posts until I got back. So here you have my three weeks in one.

I have done another post on a week with Ziggy and Dixie dog's holiday  feel free and have a read if you wish too.


Sunday 3rd

No overtime today so an evening walk round the fishery. The coots were off of the eggs so we got a good look at them.





Monday 4th

Picked the twins up from nursery as DD1 was a way to Glasgow hospital again with Bob. Just made it in time as took longer in the supermarket than I should have. Spud now has the chicken pox's.

Took Bob to gymnastics and walked dog round Auchincruive and then another walk round the fishery later.


Tuesday 5th

Was suppose to be picking up both the twins from nursery but Dinky was sent home unwell, so just picked up Minky.
Here he is running around in circles on the grass.





Wednesday 6th

Headed north to Oban for a holiday with DD2, SIL2 and Ziggy. Stopped at Loch Lomond to use the toilets and let the dog out.





Thursday 7th

We had a lovely morning out. Were going to go across to Kerrera on the ferry but timed it badly and would have had to wait for approx an hour to get across so headed back to Ganavan beach. Was far to warm and so we headed home again and took the dog back out later on in the evening.





Friday 8th


Another hot day, some time in the garden and walks with the dog in the evening again.





Saturday 9th

Walked down to the local Rockfield Centre to meet with Fee from one of each me and mine, took a photo of the lego bricks so as not to include any of the children in the picture. Amazing to think she moved from the same street in Bo'ness as I lived in back in the late 70's early 80's for four years.

Decided to head for some shaded woods to walk. Sadly the midgies are making my life hell and you can play dot to dot with the bites.

DD2 was away to a birthday party with SIL and Ziggy in the afternoon.




Sunday

We all went for a walk to Appin to see Castle Stalker and walk the dogs along the cycle path.




Monday

DD2 had an appointment so I took Ziggy to the park.




Tuesday

DD2 and I took Ziggy to the park and then was going to meet hubby for lunch at 'spoons, but he decided he wasn't coming so we went without him. It had cooled down a bit today and the wind was thankfuly a bit cooler.





Wednesday

Had originally planned to come back home today but as it was their wedding anniversary I volunteered to babysit for them so they could go out for a meal. Ziggy was happy until bedtime but I could not get her to settle in bed so just brought her back down and let her fall asleep on my knee.

Hubby and I headed out with the dog to Dunstaffnage Castle again to walk her under the trees. We played piling up rocks down on the shore. Would not call it beach as such as no sand in the area just hundreds of beautiful rocks.

Had to take the dog to the vet as she had seven ticks on her, never had a dog get ticks before this.



Thursday

Headed home, Storm Hector was suppose to hit hard but luckily enough it was not as bad as they predicted. Some leaf and twig debris on the roads and we saw one overturned vehicle with nobody hurt.

Stopped for a McD's on the way home, here is Dixie getting the meat from her burger, I usually shove some chips in her roll and eat that bit myself - no point in wasting it.





Friday

A walk round the woods and there are masses of leaves and twigs down as well as a few trees. This one is across the path at Auchincruive.





Saturday

Still off work this weekend, took the two weekends together


to give us more flexibility as to when we went away and came back. Had a lazy day and did some cross stitching and made some chocolate cakes. I found a small snack bag of peanuts and cranberries so threw that in with some sultanas for added nutrition. Tasted better than they look.






Sunday

Took the dog a walk down to Irvine beach park and had a nosey round a charity car boot sale and bought a few bits and pieces.

DD3 took us out for a meal for Father's Day. This was his card.





Monday

I was on standby to pick the twins up from nursery, Bob away to ophthalmology at Ayr but shock and horror she was in and out on time. A gymnastics run with a walk at Auchincruive and a walk round the streets after tea.

Loved this family of geese.



Tuesday

Bob was away for more blood tests at Glasgow again so picking up the twins from nursery.  Here they are running on the grass at the side again. Daughter is truly fed up with not just the amount of times she is having to drive to various hospitals but the cost of actually doing it.



Wednesday

we went to restock the freezer with chicken and decided to walk along the river before hand. The water levels were scary high with the heavy overnight rain.



Thursday

Went for a walk along the path at the back of Dundonald Castle to the reservoir, and then up to the castle and back down. A nice 4 mile walk. Was amazed at how many mushrooms were on this fallen tree.



Friday

The wall was finished while we were away. Just needs a top coat now. The quote from the guy who built the wall was in our opinion to high so will get that done later on this year. We had no option with the wall it had to be done no matter how high the price was.




Saturday

This weeks cross stitching. I Have got a rabbit nearly finished but I left that in Oban by mistake.  Have to say I really like this one, it looks good. A few babies due shortly and I may well make one with the birth details on for one of them.




24 comments:

  1. Fab photos! You have had a busy few weeks.
    I love all the outdoor photos. Loch Lomond is beautiful....
    That is fab you met up with Fee. It does warm my heart when bloggers manage to meet up.

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    1. Loch Lomond is a very scenic area but not the nicest place to drive round.

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  2. Love all your nature photos for 3 weeks. How amazing to spot a coots' nest, don't think I've ever seen it. The swan and its reflection is simply beautiful, and the family of geese looks pretty as well. Looks like you were lucky with weather on your holiday. The castle is impressive. Are these oyster mushrooms edible? I'd not good at understanding mushrooms in the wild, but it's a very popular hobby in Russia. People go mushroom picking in the woods.

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    1. the local in the Dundonald Castle shop told us if they grow on trees then they are edible....I am not a mushroom lover so never likely to try, but yes plenty to pick if they were edible.

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  3. Wow that is a lot of mushrooms!

    Love all the photos over the 3 weeks, you have managed to get some lovely pictures, the geese one is so cute!

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  4. Can totally understand you wanting to take a break from blogging while you were on holiday. It looks like you had a lovely holiday with Ziggy. How lovely to meet up with Fee too and what a coincidence that you had both lived on the same street at different times! I'm not surprised that your daughter is fed up with the time and cost of all the hospital appointments.

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    1. no point in having a blog about the fun of a family if you are to busy blogging to enjoy the time with them.

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  5. Wow you have been busy! Looks like you had a lovely time up north (aside from the midges) and so nice that you got to meet up with Fee.

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    1. I had a great time, so nice to see more of Ziggy as she os growing and changing so quick.

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  6. It looks like you had a really lovely holiday and well done on getting a good shot of castle stalker. We had no idea where to park so we’ve only ever taken a picture driving past!

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    1. to get our pics of Castle Stalker we parked in the car park at the back of The Old Inn in Appin and it was 2 mins walk from there. or if you pass that at the top of the hill there is a cafe with car park and a walk down to it with good views as well.

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  7. The holiday sounds wonderful, I love the beach ♡ #366

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    1. it was a lovely holiday and a brilliant beach

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  8. So strange seeing the high river and hearing about Hector. Totally passed us by down here. There's been no rain since half term with 1 thunderstorm (which we were away for).
    We used to walk up there in Dundonald when we visited our godparents who lived there.

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    1. No more rain here wince that one night and river back to normal

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  9. Looks like you had a lovely time away, and how lovely to have met up with Fee, what a fab coincidence about the road! #365

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    1. it was very nice time away. I could not believe it when she told me where she moved from.

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  10. Love the reflection of the swan. Always good to meet up with another blogger hope you had a nice time with Fee. Looks like fun was had in the park. The geese is a row is really cute and that river looks quite frightening in flood and wow at the fungi

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    1. the river was to high for my liking with the dog. Was great to meet a fellow blogger and to good an opportunity not to

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  11. What a wonderful mix of adventures and indoor activities.

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  12. I love cross stitch, lovely gift ideas for babies. Lots of time spent outdoors over the last 3 weeks #project365

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    1. yes I make big pieces of cross stitch work for all of the grandchildren as keepsakes

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