There is a horse chestnut tree at the main gate, by South Lodge, which is always the first to turn autumnal. I become a bit obsessed with it’s progress from green to slightly yellow, to an orangey tinge to full on bronze. At first I’m in denial that summer is nearly over but then I …
I achieved the almost impossible this weekend and managed to extract Niall from the estate, all be it for just a day. We’d been promising the kids a visit to Portavadie since the schools broke up and only had three days left to keep our word. For those not in the know, Portavadie is a …
Massive thanks to our gorgeous neighbour, Tracey for writing this guest blog. Tracey has truly embraced the good life since moving permanently to the estate and is a genius in the garden, a wizard in the kitchen, a supplier of the finest free range eggs and a fabulous friend to us all. Did you know …