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Elaine
04-04-2010, 06:37 PM
Treated myself to a short break, left on friday afternoon with my sister, her dog (Holly) and Rayne. We rented a small cottage in Tomintoul, near the ski resorts. SWe knew there would be snow there but were completely unaware that it'd be 3 to 4 feet of snow:lol: . Could only walk on the roads but the cottage was lovely. In order to give the dogs a good walk we drove 40 miles to Findhorn. Rayne learned to swim after she ran into the sea after Holly, after that there was no stopping her:lol: .
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Thought you had been quiet........did you try your feet at skiing???
Looks lovely Elaine.....a well earned rest too.
Rayne looks almost grown up in the picture on the dunes.
trick
04-04-2010, 07:51 PM
Looks cold! Also do you not do enough driving during the week???
Did you manage to finish the six bottles of wine?
angieh
04-04-2010, 07:51 PM
Ah ............ the magic valley of Findhorn ............. I remember the stories about that place. Is the Community still there?
Glad you had a good time Elaine, even with the snow!
Elaine
04-04-2010, 08:08 PM
Looks cold! Also do you not do enough driving during the week???
Did you manage to finish the six bottles of wine?
Wasnt as cold as it looks. You know how I hate driving:lol: and ladder hill was pretty scarey, especially when you get stuck behind a snow plow and a tractor:shock: . Was terrified the van would start going backwards, but I made it. My sister did some of the driving. We only managed to get through 3 bottles;)
Thought you had been quiet........did you try your feet at skiing???
Looks lovely Elaine.....a well earned rest too.
Rayne looks almost grown up in the picture on the dunes.
No skiing for us although I think Rayne would have loved snow boarding:lol: . It was restful, just wish I could have stayed another few days. Rayne is a big girl now isnt she?
Ah ............ the magic valley of Findhorn ............. I remember the stories about that place. Is the Community still there?
Glad you had a good time Elaine, even with the snow!
The Foundation is still there Angie, infact I am trying to book a caravan there for a week in the summer.
The snow was very deep. My sisters dog Holly needs rough grass to poo on, my sister tried to get her up an embankment to get to some rough grass and fell through the snow up to her waist, I just stood there wetting myself:lol:
dandysmom
04-04-2010, 08:16 PM
Glad you got a well deserved break, although all that snow seems a bit much! And the beach looks so desolate in Winter, doesn't it?
Aquatic
04-04-2010, 08:35 PM
Sounds as if you had a lovely time
That snow looks so cold and deep :-D:D brrr... making me cold just thinking about it :lol:
Glad you got a well deserved break, although all that snow seems a bit much! And the beach looks so desolate in Winter, doesn't it?
I love the beaches in winter............................bit of a sad
soul really.;)
Phoenix
04-04-2010, 09:17 PM
Hope you're enjoying your holiday Elaine :D
You should come to Yorkshire one summer - gorgeous weather during the summer months! (usually)
I love beaches in winter too Karen. Elaine, it looks wild, cold and beautiful up there - lucky you to manage a few days to escape - probably just what the doctor ordered!
I had a colleague that used to go to Findhorn regularly, he loved it and showed me lots of pics of his dog on the beach. I understand it's quite a favourite dog-walking spot :D
Just looked it up on the map and it's actually quite close to where I went on one of my only 2 visits to Scotland; we went to the Black Isle back in 1988.
Glad you had a good time.
Elaine
05-04-2010, 04:04 PM
Thanx every one, had a lovely time and look forward to my next wee venture off.
And where will your next venture be....may one ask?
And you know you are making me stir crazy don't you......as I am literally going to be confined to base for the next 3 months............................
angieh
05-04-2010, 06:19 PM
Never mind Kazz - just think of what you will be able to do afterwards!
dandysmom
05-04-2010, 08:19 PM
Yes, Kazz, you can spend time with brochures and on line planning a fabulous get=away.
Yes, Kazz, you can spend time with brochures and on line planning a fabulous get=away.
Yeah may do that Eileen good idea.
Looks like you had a lovely time. The pics look so pretty with all that snow we till haven't had any other than two half days.
random
06-04-2010, 02:00 PM
Lovely pictures, glad you had a nice time, Rayne looks huge! :shock: And poor Holly in her wee bed, why do the big dogs always like the littlest beds? :roll:
Elaine
06-04-2010, 02:17 PM
Lovely pictures, glad you had a nice time, Rayne looks huge! :shock: And poor Holly in her wee bed, why do the big dogs always like the littlest beds? :roll:
Because the littlest dog pinches the big dogs bed:lol: :lol: :lol:
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