A week isn’t a long time when you want to cram in family stuff, visiting friends, and book events – not to mention shopping in lovely UK shops. Highlight number one was meeting my brand new great-nephew, who was obliging enough not to howl when I had my turn at cuddling him. You forget how tiny week-old babies are…
Then it was off to the lovely Isle of Arran, where The Attic Room begins. Here’s the ferry loading at Ardrossan harbour (you can see the boat wasn’t exactly crowded but then it was Monday).
And here we are about halfway across:
It was a lovely two days on the island. I could look out over the view that Nina in my book would have, and feel the same (chilly September) wind in my hair. The view from my friends’ home is picture perfect; I could look at it all day…
…but I didn’t. There was a book group to meet, food to be eaten and more island to be seen:
And then it was back to Glasgow for more visits which included a coffee with American writer and reviewer Barb Taub. You can read about our chat here and her review of The Attic Room here.
There was the usual photo of The Duke of Wellington in Glasgow…
Nice to see Prince Albert has joined him wearing traffic cone headgear, too.
Glasgow was looking splendid in the sunshine,
though I sneaked off to Edinburgh for a day too, to meet more family,
before returning home to Switzerland to see how my woods had fared in my absence. Definitely a hint of autumn here now…
A fabulous trip, and I can’t wait to see you back again!
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I had a ball – pencil me in for another coffee next springtime!
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Fantastic pictures, and what a great time you had! I’m enjoying Scotland in the sun too – and although I’ve been here for three weeks so far I have the feeling I have been dashing about everywhere – definitely not relaxing but amazing time! See you back in Switzerland x
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Lucky you on such a long visit! Call me when you’re home again and we’ll fix something up 🙂
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Scotland is so beautiful in the sunshine! It looks and sounds as if you had a lovely time, even if it was very busy.
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I was amazed by the weather – only a couple of short showers all week. Don’t think that’s ever happened before!
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Wonderful set of photos, Linda – looks like you had a great week! I’m particularly impressed by the view from your friends’ home on Arran. Spectacular.
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It’s such a lovely place, on the east side of the island just south of Whiting Bay. A great view in all weathers!
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Great photos, Linda. I’ve never been to Scotland. I was in England (London) for a few weeks. One day, perhaps, I’ll get a chance to visit your beautiful first home. I may have to set one of my novels there! 😉
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Oh, you must go to Scotland sometime! The weather isn’t always this good, but the landscape is amazing!
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I so want that view from your friends’ home….
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It’s amazing in all weathers, Paula!
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