Having suffered weeks and weeks of unseasonably cold and wet weather, it was almost reassuring when this summer was branded “the worst summer in thirty years”, by those that know about these things. Fortunately nobody holidays in Scotland for the wall-to-wall sunshine and our guests have been very tolerant of the inclement conditions. We have …
Love is in the air
We have just hosted our first wedding as Torrisdale residents and I'm delighted to report that it was a big success. We loved every minute of it and by all accounts, so did the wedding party. Preparations began many months ago with the arduous task of clearing out the downstairs rooms which have had a …
Two Hundred Years Young
How apt that my last post was entitled ‘Slowing Down’ as I then ground to a halt with these little snippets of Torrisdale life. Not that life ever grinds to a halt here, far from it. We continued to have a busy autumn and the bookings really only petered out in November but it was …
Slowing Down
Torrisdale is a spectacle of rich, autumnal colours at the moment and it's like living in glorious Technicolor(tm). I have been away with the kids for a few days and the trees had changed so much in my absence, it was almost an assault on my senses, but in the best possible way. It is …