Horny Hamish leads the way

The lack of mod cons at home means that we have to drive a mile up the road to communicate with the outside world. On one such occasion this week we were joined by a few of our neighbours, the Highland Cattle (or Horny Hamishes as I call them). I’m not sure whether they were just being inquisitive or whether they thought we had come to feed them. Either way, they were well behaved and when it was time to go they lead the way home! It’s been pretty cold this week and the landscape has changed once again. The light is incredible and I now carry my camera with me where ever I go. In fact, I’ve had to swap the handbag for a rucksack, the neat cloche hat for a warm-but-loopy one and not bothered to unpack any skirts! I’ve been thinking about how best to capture the landscape in my sketchbook – everywhere I look there’s a painting. Time for a confession – I didn’t complete my sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project, and further more, I’ve not been very committed to any sketchbooks to date other than my picture diary. So this New Year’s resolution is to change that!

Moving Northwards

Last year we decided that we would like to live by the sea, perhaps the Scottish Highlands. After trawling the internet, flying about on Google Earth and some serious research we found our ideal spot – all we need to do now is build a house on it! For now we are renting a charming little croft – the charm of perhaps the 1950’s with no mod cons. Connection to the internet involves a drive up the road and warmth comes from a peat fire. We must look very trendy (but less than sexy) in our padded builder’s “onesies” and furry boots! Once unpacked I’ll be out painting again, the colours of the landscape are stunning and we have some shaggy Highland Cattle for neighbours, who are just waiting to be photographed in the low winter sun. I may have relocated but my business remains the same, online and posting artwork anywhere in the world!

A big Adventure

Our nomadic existence continues, we have spent time with friends and family, been woken up early by those younger than us, eaten many Christmas puddings and have now started on a new adventure which began on google earth………