There is a certain pleasure to be found in gazing out the window, at an ever changing view.

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...

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...

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. ...

I am back in Australia, and embracing the productivity that jet lag always seems to bring. The contrast in weather could not be more...

Right now, the weather is already uncomfortably hot in Australia.  As I look at the temperatures and reports of below freezing weather in...

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...

Right from the very first moment, I had a vision of what the finished flat would look like. It would be a beautiful haven that blended...

According to some, you are born either a willow or an oak. Although I sometimes have shades of the willow in my personality, I was born...

Or maybe just sage! To my absolute delight, I received wonderful news this morning. The flat has now been painted and the vision of sage...

Things are moving pretty quickly in my flat now and it is amazing to see the transformation. Even from the other side of the world, I...

In the never ending kaleidoscope that is Bute, the weather has shifted once more. Although I am currently sweltering in humid and hot...

Right now, things are looking beautifully white on Bute. The images of Rothesay, Bute and the Kyles of Bute blanketed in snow is such a...

So the new year is off to a cracking start. And although the days may be short right now in Scotland, they are seemingly very productive....

In the words of Stevie Wonder: "You ask me am I happy. Well as matter of fact. I can say that I'm ecstatic. 'Cause we all just made a...

I think author Edith Wharton was onto something with that quote. There is something entirely magical about looking out the window and...

This week we uncovered another hidden treasure in the flat. This time it was behind the wall paper, which is being carefully removed...

Every now and then, a feeling of fear creeps in. I wonder what I have done and whether or not this was actually a good idea. It all...

According to Trish, there was a bit of a hill in my kitchen flat. And although I am a Kate Bush fan, I am pretty keen to have a level...

Work continues at the Kyles of Bute flat. To be entirely honest, I am thrilled at the cracking pace. Even though every day seems to...