The strange language of teenagers plus foxes, birds and standing stones

The kids were talking the other day and said something that made absolutely no sense to me so I asked them to explain and after the explanation I was no closer to understanding what it meant. They speak another language. I'll tell you what they said and you see if you can figure it out:… Continue reading The strange language of teenagers plus foxes, birds and standing stones

Aboyne stone circle and Crathes Castle

Our first weekend of car ownership has been rather nice. We can be a bit more spontaneous. With the car club you need to plan in advance and book it. With our own car we can just decide on the spur of the moment to go out. Yesterday we had dinner with some friends in… Continue reading Aboyne stone circle and Crathes Castle

Kildrummy Castle

There are so many castles in Aberdeenshire and I'm still discovering ones we've never seen, like Kildrummy Castle, which is where we went today. It's a ruin but in its hey-day it was known as the "noblest of northern castles". I'm not exactly sure what is meant by that but one thing is certain, Kildrummy… Continue reading Kildrummy Castle