The Christmas chocolate cheesecake recipe serves 10. There’s only two of us, my other half has a lot left to eat …. Too much indulgence!

A selection of bookish gifts, great to be introduced to books I’ve not come across before and there’s Murdle to keep the brain cells ticking over #Books

A song for Christmas 2025 m.youtube.com/watch?v=nKzb...

I’ve put aside my Christmas ghost stories and ‘cosy’ crime for a while and reading a book by a writer who is new to me. It’s been a while since a book has entered into my dreams and make me wake with a heightened heart rate #Books #ScottishCrimeFiction booksfromscotland.com/book/the-nig...

Amaryllis ❤️ this is a new plant on me and it’s been showing its promise since I bought it a week ago. I’m loving these flowers, they are slightly glittering and the shade is stunning. I just hope I can keep it alive!

Sunrise on the beach this morning. The sand was glowing with pinkish hues. Such an uplifting place to be #ScottishHighlands

Reading about the work of organisations such as the RSPB, Trees for Life and Highlands Rewilding offer hope for nature in Scotland. It can’t be easy to continue the battle for nature when there are so many who work against it. I, for one, appreciate their efforts #Nature #Scotland #Rewilding

Two handmade cross stitched Christmas cards. They’ve been a lovely design but taken me a while. Both expressing feelings for the year ahead as we all need some! #Crafting #Needlecraft

Here is an archive festive shot of Ivor. This was 7 years ago. I think there was a treat somewhere to make him sit still #Whippets

Honestly, the Nigella ‘incredibly easy chocolate fruitcake’ is the most delicious Christmas cake. Ok, it’s not particularly traditional but who cares? For those who want to give something different a go, it’s not too late! #Christmas @nigella.bsky.social

Watching Plur1bus on Apple TV, I like the idea of a breathalyser to start the car. I wonder when we can expect to see that introduced?

My new Christmas tree topper. Swapped out one gold angel for another. #Whippets

Just read that voters in West Lothian in Scotland have voted in Reform to give them their first by-election win. Come on Scotland, we are better than that!

This resonates with me so well as a child of the 70s raised in rural Scotland. There is way more pressure on young people these days

I feel it’s time for another archive shot of Ivor. He was a boy who liked routine and here he is saying that his lunchtime walk is overdue #Whippets

Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned Renault 30 (I think) Volkswagen Polo Skoda Fabia (2000 car of the year and our first new car) - also the best Another Skoda Fabia Seat Leon

You're kidding me. We only rate dogs. This is a rainbow bagel. I really need you all to start sending us dogs, because we only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: mrpeanutbutter.69)

Welsh born textile artist and knitwear designer Kate Jenkins creates fun crochet/knit creations #WomensArt

Beautiful sunrise today. It’s -3 degrees Celsius and I’m already fed up of the snow!

I’m not a fan of football. It can be divisive and I find the earnings of some top league players obscene but I have to say that it’s great to see such joy and happiness on the faces of people when their team does well #Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A lone birch tree getting the backlight treatment on an atmospheric morning in the Caledonian forest. #scotland #birchtree #betula

This is a watch that provokes a mix of emotions. Anyone who cares about nature and our environment should watch this m.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTV.... There are fabulous people who demonstrate tenacity and resilience and make a real difference. The @scottishgov.bsky.social need to step up #Rewilding

I think Bowie would make a great cover star of the festive edition of Teefs magazine @petmagcovers.bsky.social. He has fantastic modelling abilities, his range of style is second to none. Bowie is simply a Star #Whippets

An early Christmas present, to ourselves 😁 #ScottishWhisky #Raasay

I’ve been on BBC I-Player and would thoroughly recommend Hamza Yassin’s Hidden Wild Isles. Hamza’s love for nature pours out of him. A great series #Nature

We were up in the Hill of Edderton near Tain today, it’s privately owned land ancient Croft land which the owner is trying to get historical recognition for. Part of that is re-establishing woodland tracks. Today we cleared an old peat track of gorse

A petition has been started and I’ve signed. Can you sign too and share, help it along? c.org/8dnfr7FJkY

We’ve united with nature charities across Scotland call on the First Minister to stop #BerwickBank. If progressed it could be the deadliest windfarm for birds on the planet. Green energy is essential for the #climatecrisis, but not at this huge ecological cost↙️ www.seabird.org/press-releas...

A fun wee quiz with a serious message. I got 6 out of 7 surveys.38degrees.org.uk/to/JQFpgU2L

I love this, very classy! I’ve also dropped strong hints for the book for Christmas 😁 I noticed Janet Horne is mentioned in the book; she was an alleged witch burned in Dornoch in the Highlands (I visited the stone that apparently marks the spot again today as part of a local history tour)

Bought my 2025 advent calendar from a #LocalBookshop today. The new Angela Harding.

Revisited some old haunts out West today on our journey to Ullapool. We used to live ‘out West’ but rarely venture this far now. The weather gods worked in our favour as the rain stayed away during our walks. Snow on the hills though #ScottishHighlands

Making rewilding happen across Scotland www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/making-rew...

I’ve just signed the petition to free the 15 penguins suffering terrible conditions in underground captivity at Sea Life @london_aquarium. Will you join me? 🐧🐧🐧

Books. No cookie preferences. No cookies. No GDPR. No pop ups. No bots. No floating videos. No AI. No ads. No trackers. No misinformation. No fascist techbros. No distracting animations. No paywalls. No influencers. How good are these things? Books are frickin awesome

I’ve signed, can you?

Just read that the writers of the Mr Men series of books for, ahem, children, have collaborated with the Agatha Christie estate to publish four Mr Men books based on her stories. I have the full Christie collection so will just NEED to get them #Books

VAGUE Magazine... It's like VOGUE but... we are not sure. #Dogs #VAGUE #NotVOGUE #Pet #Magazine #Covers

Spent a great weekend at Trees for Life at Dundreggan in the Highlands @visitdundreggan.bsky.social learning about their work, walking and practicing yoga with like-minded people. We couldn’t have asked for better weather @highlandsrewilding.bsky.social @rewildscotland.bsky.social #Rewilding #Trees

When’s the last time you saw a hedgehog? 🦔 Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your name: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/hedgehogs

"Just 5 more minutes?" 😴 #MondayMotivation

When you’ve no power for 36 hours over a storm, what else is there to do but immerse yourself in a good book?! I started ‘A Fire in Their Hearts’, the new book by local writer Philip Paris #HistoricFiction #Books #ScottishFiction

'The Unknown' sculpture by Kenny Hunter in Borgie Forest, Sutherland.

You know how your mobile can show you photo memories? One has just popped up on my home screen #Berlin #Cathedral

Remembering Ivor. Photo of Ivor against the Autumn leaves; he knew how handsome he was #Whippets #Dogs

Genius

These clear and cool mornings, where the morning sun gives the autumn leaves a golden glow are so uplifting. This is a view from the house that I’ll never tire of #Trees #Autumn

A beautiful autumn day in the Highlands today. We went walking on one of our old haunts; 9 miles along the River Conon on the Brahn estate. This is one of my favourite places and holds memories of our much missed Whippet, Ivor. brahan.com/brahan-house... #ScottishHighlands #SalmonRivers

Remembering Ivor; an adventurous and risk taking Whippet who lived for his outdoor pursuits. And when I say pursuit, he was pretty fast! #Whippets

I’ve had the joy of seeing a red squirrel on my way to work this morning. I’m still smiling 😁