Sad times at Torrisdale Castle this week as our old Aga was hauled out of the kitchen, amidst all the other major work that is on going. A kitchen stalwart and beloved workhorse, this Swedish icon has served the castle for over 50 years, the last 13 of them with me, Niall and our kids. …
When I decided to keep the Torrisdale blog updated, I had imagined a rich variety of content – light-hearted essays depicting castle life, musings about our latest distillery developments, seasonal recipes, fun pet updates. Instead, all I seem to write about are storms and the subsequent chaos wreaked. The build up to Storm Eowyn began …
2025 is a week old already and Christmas and Hogmanay seem like distant memories. There are reminders though – the fake tree is still sitting at the bottom of the stairs waiting to be reinterred into one of the rooms-of-doom upstairs, half a tub of cranberries sits hopefully in the fridge and will no doubt …
The calm after Storm Darragh lasted a whole fortnight (with squally showers in between) before Torrisdale took another battering from 70mph winds yesterday. Apparently not strong enough for a name, this storm also did its worst and ravaged the estate, taking out several big trees in the process, some blocking the main road. Our lovely …