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Kylie Sprott
Nov 22 min read
Rear window
There is a certain pleasure to be found in gazing out the window, at an ever changing view.
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Kylie Sprott
Oct 63 min read
Sharing is caring
In case you haven't noticed, I am kinda into my Scottish pad on beautiful Bute. Some might say that I am enamored - and I tend to agree.
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Kylie Sprott
Sep 293 min read
Castle Capers
As a self confessed history nerd, I absolutely love learning more about Scotland's fascinating past. Among the legends, unicorns,...
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Kylie Sprott
Sep 223 min read
Bonding on Bute (& beyond)
Imagine my delight when my beautiful daughter, Ruby, expressed a desire to join me on a recent trip to the UK. Although I was a little...
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Kylie Sprott
Aug 113 min read
The hairy cow quest
July presented an opportunity for me to travel back to London for work, and naturally I wanted to spend some time on Bute. To my...
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Kylie Sprott
Aug 33 min read
The domino effect
Sometimes a decision in life can create a chain reaction. For me, I often marvel at how my impulsive purchase of my Rothesay flat has...
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Kylie Sprott
May 63 min read
Around the world in 104 years
I never had the privilege of meeting my great grandparents William and Margaret. I have never seen a photo of them, although they loom...
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Kylie Sprott
Apr 74 min read
Before and after
As I have been so immersed in the renovation of my flat, I remember every nook and cranny and every change that has taken place in great...
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Kylie Sprott
Mar 304 min read
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it
One of the great joys of my little flat on Bute has been welcoming friends, new and old, to spend time there. Making local friends on...
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Kylie Sprott
Feb 182 min read
Misty Mountain Hop
There are many things to love about Bute. But something that always seems to take me a bit by surprise is the changeable weather. It is...
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Kylie Sprott
Feb 34 min read
The Rise of the Phoenix
One particularly eventful New Year's Eve a few years ago, one of my friends demanded that we each label our new year with a tag line. ...
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Kylie Sprott
Jan 213 min read
Mirror, mirror
I am back in Australia, and embracing the productivity that jet lag always seems to bring. The contrast in weather could not be more...
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Kylie Sprott
Dec 10, 20234 min read
Back to Bute
Right now, the weather is already uncomfortably hot in Australia. As I look at the temperatures and reports of below freezing weather in...
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Kylie Sprott
Sep 30, 20234 min read
Magnificent Mount Stuart
Aside from the natural beauty of Bute, one of its most awe inspiring attractions is Mount Stuart. It is a short drive from Rothesay,...
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Kylie Sprott
Sep 17, 20234 min read
The little things
Slowly but ever so surely, the flat is nearing the finish line. It has been over a year now and it is still not quite complete, but the...
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Kylie Sprott
Sep 15, 20233 min read
Exploration and discovery
My Mum visited Rothesay many years ago, for a couple of very cold and wet days. She still talks about how bleak it was. Suffice to say,...
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Kylie Sprott
Sep 10, 20233 min read
Feasting with friends
As my Mum and I left Scotland, I asked her to name her top 5 moments of our visit. Unsurprisingly, she named a very special dinner party...
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Kylie Sprott
Aug 20, 20233 min read
Gone, but not forgotten
Ernest Hemingway once said that "every man has two deaths - when he is buried in the ground and the last time someone says his name". ...
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Kylie Sprott
Jul 29, 20233 min read
Sunsets, beaches and Bute
In this life, I have managed to curate some of the best friendships imaginable. Many people have come into my life, enriched my...
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Kylie Sprott
Jun 25, 20234 min read
A lot can change in a year
It was only a year ago that I took myself off to the United Kingdom, in search of meaning and renewed hope. Ghosts appeared in many...
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