Sorry Squirt but I was busy moving house!

It’s been a busy couple of weeks Squirt but I think its just about all over. I was very sad leaving our old house but here is a pic of my new house. It looks nicer on the outside than it is on the inside but I’m trying hard to make it home. I call the spare room ‘Pias room’ and I have got some pictures for you in there. I’m hoping that when you visit soon you might want to stay the night? It is great for walks and it only takes 10 minutes to walk to the castle (or Scott and Lauras house as you know it). I can see the sea from the bedroom windows too. It does have its plus points.

 

Anyway, I’ll be updating this far more often now that I’m back online.

 

Love you Pia MacLoed. xxx

Crabs Galore…

Hey Squirt,

Hope all is well in Englandshire.  Heard you had some storms last night – hope you didn’t get blown away!!!  Was at the beach for a bit the other day and although the water was still chilly cold I put my arm in and pulled out a crab.  He was pretty feisty but he didn’t nip me.

Pia MacLeod – DEWBY DEWBY BUM BUM!

 

Love you xxx

Hi Popsicles.

Sorry there hasn’t been much on here for a bit Squirt – Mummy said you were looking and if I hasn’t changed I’d hate to think you might have been disappointed.  The truth is that I haven’t been up to much.  Lots of boring work is all I have been doing since I hurt my hand.  Its been getting better and better every day so hopefully I’ll be back in action in no time.

I mentioned last week that I thought that Spring might be on its way…….well I may have spoken too soon – it was snowing at the weekend and its pretty cold.  Its strange though because even though its cold some of the birds like the Curlews and the noisy Oyster Catchers have all moved away from the shore lines and they are now in the fields.

The Curlew is the largest wading bird in Briton and feeds mainly on worms in the fields and all sorts of worms and mussels and small clams at the sea shore.  They blend in very well with there surroundings (its called camouflage) so there can take a bit of spotting.  They make a really beautiful noise.  Most of the wading birds make distinctive noises.

You can tell I don’t have much on when I start telling you about random birds.  Anyway, I know you are a little sponge so maybe you’ve learnt something.

Pia MacLeod………..I DO LOVE YOU! XXX

 

Not much happening

It’s all been pretty quiet here Squirt. I hope you big adventure to London went well but I bet your tired now. I’ve been kinda busy with work but appart from that there is not much news. There is someone else here apart from me who is missing you loads – Click below and see what happens……………

Love you as much as ever

Daddy xxx

Dinner at the castle

Hi Little Girl. I hope your feeling better. Try and make sure you eat Squirt. Food gives you energy and you need energy to get better. I had a good meal tonight – I went to Scott and Laura’s for dinner. We had chicken lasagna with a baked potato. It was delicious. Fleet and Boris were there too. As usual Boris was doing the biggest tat tats but then Scott and Daddy were too. Must have been Laura’s good cooking.

Hope you have a good weekend Squirt. I look forward to hearing from you tomorrow. Give Mummy a big hug for me.

 

Love you xxx

Is it Spring time?

Hi Squirt. Hope your feeling better and I hope you and Mummy got a good nights sleep. Yesterday I was walking Through the gardens at Skibo and I noticed some Insects buzzing around. I watched them for a while as there aren’t that many insects around over the winter time. When I was walking back to the car the sun felt warm on the side of my face and the birds were all in song. It was then it dawned on me……was this the first day of Spring? Today is much the same – birds singing and blue sky. I like the challenges of winter and the sense of sanctury and the end of each day when all the jobs are done and you can sit in front of the fire, but, this year,  I am looking forward to the Spring.

Garden heather 13/02/2007

Hope the sun is shining on you today Little Girl.

 

Love you and miss you. Daddy xxx

Gloomy…

That’s how the weekend has been Squirt. Had a nature walk on Saturday in the morning which was nice. There were 2 little girls but the weather was so cold that they didn’t last too long. On Saturday afternoon was spent doing some cleaning, playing with Pebbles and Tammy, and watching some rugby. And today has been much the same – kinda boring really.

It sounds like your weekend has been much more exciting than mine – seeing some horses and hair cuts.

I’m looking forward to hearing what your up to this week.  I’m sure Mummy has lots planned.

Hope your smiling!  Love you.

xxx

Another wintery day

Went for a bike ride today. It was part of work. Remember Chris (you used to call him Georgous Chris, I think he liked it), well Chris and I rode our bike around part of the course that we are going to use for the event in May. We had to cross the River Brora and Daddy fell in! It was really tricky and there was even ice in the river! Below is a video of Chris crossing the river and he nearly make it but he had to put his foot down – getting over the ice was the tricky bit.  You can see the blue ice in the foreground.

I shouldn’t have laughed at him he did a much better job than I did! It was very cold riding back to Brora.  I couldn’t feel my fingers and toes!

Love you Squirt  xxx

Its Bindi!!!

 

 I had Bindi at Skibo today (as usual) and it was kinda quiet so I too a few photos and this is one of them.  Mummy sent me a photo of you in the snow – looked like you were having great fun.

 

I went to Grandmas and Grandpas today and tried to take a photo of them for you but Grandma wasn’t feeling well and wouldn’t let me but don’t worry, I’ll try again tomorrow.  Charlie has had a haircut and he looks really funny.  He really is a tiny dog underneath all that hair!

 

Stay warm and I’ll speak to you soon.

 

xxx

Hi…..

Another beautiful day here Squirt.  I had a nature walk on and it couldn’t have been better.  We stopped half way round for some hot chocolate, we needed it because it was soooo cold.  I’ve put extra bedding in the dog kennels and all the birds are full of food.  I’m a lot busier when it gets cold because all the animals need speial attention.  I think when you wake up the might even be some snow in England – you will have to let me know.

Love you xxx

More snow!

Hi Pia Pops! I got a real surprise yesterday when I woke up – everything was covered in snow, even the sand on the beach! I usually know when its coming but I obviously missed all the weather forecasts. Anyway, although its been snowing the winter sun has been shining and it has been beautiful.

I had a quiet weekend but work has been kin of busy. I have a nature walk on tomorrow and I’m really looking forward to it – its a nice family (with a little girl called Millie) and it is supposed to be another sunny day.

I am trying to sort things out so that I might be able to come down and see you next week but I’ll be able to let you know over the next couple of days.  I am getting excited already though.

I really really miss you little girl, and I love you lots too!

xxx

Daddy got wet feet!

Food…

Hi Squirt…

 

Lots of people have been asking me if I am eating well, and to be honest, I am.  It got me thinking about what foods are important to me so I took my camera out and started taking some photos.  Can you guess what they all are?…………..the last one is chicken.  Its hard taking a photo of a chicken breast and make it actually look like chicken……..might work on that one.

Well you should be getting back from Abu Dhabi about now and I can’t wait to hear your voice – I’ve missed your bath time phone calls.  I bet you have lots of stories to tell.

Speak to you soon Cutiepie.  Love you xxx

Hi Squirt.

Just been out doing some jobs.  I was up the Ben again today – You used to call it ‘Daddy’s Office’ and it always made me laugh, it still does.  It was really windy again last weekend and there are even more trees that have fallen down.  I cycled all the way to the top and it was covered in cloud but the sun was shining on Loch Fleet below………

You can see that it made a really eerie effect, there was more light coming from beneath me than there was from the sky.

 

I was reading back on this blog and noticed that there aren’t many pics of me so here you go………….

……….I have to say – I’m not so comfortable taking photos of myself but this blog is for you and I don’t wantyou forgetting what I look like!

 

Love you xxx

My Birthday!

Hi squirt.  It was my birthday yesterday and it was all pretty uneventful, that was ok by me though.  By far the best bit of the day was having you sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to me on the phone.  It was the perfect way to start the day!  I took some photos during the day and did my usual jobs but that was about it.  I had dinner at Grandma and Grandpas which was nice and at the end of the day I was really tired so went to bed early.

Thank you very much for the new boxer shorts – they are my first pair of merino wool boxers and they are super soft and comfortable.

I’m out and about for the rest of the week so I’ll let you know what I’ve been up to later.

Love you xxx.

Hey…..

Hi Squirt.  Its Sunday night and I thought I’d let you know what I’ve been up to over the weekend.  Its not a great deal really.  Friday was Australia Day.  It marks the day that the First Fleet (the first people who arrived to settle in Australia)  arrived in the year 1788.  They must have been very brave people.  In Australia it is a day of great celebration.  I got up early to watch the cricket – Australia beat England (again!) so I should be pleased and I am but I would have liked to see some decent competition.  Still, if Australia is give anyone a good hiding there is no one better than the poms.  I went out for dinner that night with some other people from Australia and it was nice.

I was back to Skibo on Saturday and I had a big audience but things went smoothly  Then I went for a bike ride in Golspie and met up with some friends.  Its been very windy again and more trees have fallen over so that has kept me busy.  After that I had to go to Inverness to pick up some hawk food and while I was there I wanted to go to the climbing wall but I was really disappointed to find it closed – someone had fallen and there was an ambulance there.  I was really looking forward to climbing but I also took my camera and wanted some photos for you.

Today I haven’t done much – done some household jobs, some exercise, Gregor came around but I’ve been pretty lazy.

This is one of the photos I did take this weekend.  Its Stan Still – remember the boxing man in the side shed?  Anyway, its not a pretty picture, but a good picture doesn’t necessarily have to be.  At the moment though I’ve been using him a lot and in some weird way I can somehow relate to this photo at the moment.  I just hope it doesn’t scare you!

Speaking of photos, I have been really enjoying the camera phone pics mum has been sending – everyone of them has made me smile.  I was so pleased to see that you got to see your camel and I hope he didn’t spit at you!  I can’t wait to hear all about your holiday.  I know your so young but I know you will be learning lots.

Pia MacLeod………..I DO LOVE YOU!

XXX

Hi.

Well you are in Abu Dabhi now, and the thought of you in in such a far and foreign land is a bit weird for me. It makes you seem small somehow. The airport sounded really busy and Mummy sounded a bit stressed – I hope you were looking after her, and I hope you get to see your camel!

I had a quiet day. I wanted to do more than I actually did but today is the last real day of my holidays…..it seems to have gone so quickly. I went for a run down at the beach and it was beautiful. The tide was half in/half out and the sand was really soft, there was snow on the hills and sun on the sand and the sky was a pinky peachy colour. It was so good that I couldn’t figure out why I hadn’t gone earlier, and I was thinking of you the whole way. The beach reminds me of you a lot.

Give Mummy a cuddle. Love you xxx

Hi Little Girl

Well its been over a week since you went down to nanas and papas. As much as I’ve tried to keep myself busy I have been missing you more than you could ever know.

Last weekend I went to Aviemore to play in the snow. I had a really good weekend and learnt lots but I couldn’t take any pics…..sorry. The whole time I was there I was thinking that I was just about the only person I know that would have found it such fun. Anyway on sunday night I had a long drive home and I was soooo tired – it seemed to take forever! I had a goo sleep in on monday morning though.

This week there has been loads of snow in Brora and Golspie too. I’ve had lots of your to do on the trails and yesterday I went for a bike ride up Ben Bhraggie. There was so much snow I couldn’t ride my bike, I couldn’t even push it! For a lot of the way up the hill I had to carry my bike.

The snow was so deep in places it was up to my thighs. I was leaving the only tracks in the snow that I could see apart from other animals. I saw prints from deer, grouse pheasants, fox and even a badger! I felt like I was the only person in the world. At the top the views were great but only short because the cloud kept coming in and swirling around and when it did that you couldn’t see anything. Coming down was good fun – if I kept going fast enough the tires would float on top of the snow and it was a bit like surfing but when I had to brake the wheels would dig deep into the snow and I fell off quite a bit! I really like riding my bike in the snow and ice – it was really tiring but a great day.

Snow and Ice

Anyway Squirt, you are on an adventure of you own today – off to Abu Dhabi. Am a bit worried that I won’t get your bath time phone calls but I know you will be having a great time. Give Mummy a kiss and a cuddle for me. I love you Little Girl. xxx

Hey……..

Hi Squirt – only less than a week to go now until you go with Mummy to nanas and papas so we have been pretty busy but the highlight of my weekend was the two of us going for a walk yesterday. It was a beautiful sunny winters morning and at every junction I let you choose which way to go – we could have ended up anywhere! We saw Minstral the horse and then Hamish the cat followed us for a while too. At the top of the street there were dozens of birds cheep cheeping away. We stood there for a while watching them. Then we had to walk down the icy icy road. You slipped, I slipped so daddy had to teach you to walk on the grassy bits and on the rough bits on the road. Once you worked it out you were pretty please with yourself…..and I was so proud of you.

Going to miss you so much little girl.

Daddy xxx

Pia on a Winter Walk.

Dinner for 2!

Hey squirt – Mummy went out for dinner tonight leaving us 2 to get up to some mischief!  At least thats what I was wanting to do but after dinner (chicken, brocoli and rice) and a bit of bouncing on the trampoline you were really tired and I had some trouble keeping you awake!  Hope fully you will have a good nights sleep and we can cause some havoc tomorrow.

x

Its been a while……….

…………cause daddy messed up the computer! Pia – I have a bit of a bad habbit. You see I know a bit about a lot but I probably think I know more than I do. Anyway I changed the setings on the computer and then couldn’t fix it again. So I had to do what i think is quite humiliating for most men – I had to admit defeat and call the helpline. Its fixed now.

So Santa came and Christmas went smoothly. It was actually Mummy that got up early and she then woke both of us up. You were a bit upset that Santa didn’t leave you any mince pie but you pretty quickly forgot about all of that when you saw all the presents. I think the Fairy Wonderland was your favorite. After you opened all your presents Mummy made us a very special breakfast with smoked salmon and scrambled eggs – yum. The funny thing was that after all of that and getting up so early you and I were pretty tired so we both got back into bed – your bed! It was very cosy.

After that we got dressed and went around to Grandmas and GrampasIt was a very frosty morning and the frost lasted all day, met Aunty Juju, Aunty Kath and Iain and you got lots more presents! Then we ate a great lunch that Grandma took a long time to cook. You were very excited all day and you did a lot of jumping on the new trampoline that you got. You slept very well that night…..I think we all did.

Since that things have been very normal. I have been very busy with work and you have been at Grandmas and Grandpas a lot because Busy Bees are closed for the holidays, there are open again next week though. Its not long now till you go to Nanas and Papas so we will have to make sure that next week is a great one.

Love you Squirt!