I’m writing this retirement blog at a point when we’re roughly half way through our three week Scottish trip. You might describe this as the time of maximum distance. We’re not quite at the very top but it’s close. We’re in a place called Scourie which, as hopefully you can see from the photos, is… Continue reading Reviewing retirement from a distance
Tag: Scotland
Retirement, caravanning, the adventure goes on at Kinlochewe* and beyond
Life in a caravan, or three weeks of my life, and that can seem like a lifetime, is perfectly encapsulated by the object on the right. In case you hadn’t recognised it, it’s a shower head. You’ll have to look hard at the photo for the bit in question. This shower head may be ‘specially-designed’… Continue reading Retirement, caravanning, the adventure goes on at Kinlochewe* and beyond
Retirement and the Scottish caravan holiday
Retirement, caravanning, comfort zone. These four words, in a so far limited experience (we only arrived yesterday and spent one night on this campsite), do not equate. Nope, not at all. Things as they say, can only get better or, I suppose, they could stay the same. Bear in mind this trip is our joint… Continue reading Retirement and the Scottish caravan holiday
Mrs Summerhouse’s art from Scotland holiday
What with us driving back from Scotland I haven’t had time to write a new blog and Mrs Summerhouse could only offer me this water-colour sketch of the coastline near where we stayed as a stand-in. She will use it later as the basis for a full-scale canvas.
Retirement, Scottish holiday, churches, little old ladies and snakes
Who would have thought that I would have written over 350 blogs about retirement before I shared with you possibly my greatest fear, no not senility, although you may disagree if you have read all 350 plus. No, my greatest fear is, and always has been, poisonous snakes, well any snakes really but particularly… Continue reading Retirement, Scottish holiday, churches, little old ladies and snakes