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| Sunset on West loch Fyne |
Time may be relative to your position in space, but I happen to think it is also relative to your state of mind.
We have been in Scotland for three months now and it feels a lot longer.
It has been and still is a struggle. Although we knew it was going to hard going, I think we underestimated exactly how hard. The thing that I am finding most difficult to come to terms with is the lack of a regular income. To go from earning £25k to £0.0 is a major struggle. Again we knew it would be, and that's why I named the blog so, but that still does make it any easier to come to terms with.
All that aside, it is an amazing place to be broke!
A lot has happened in the last three months.
We came with two teenagers and now only have one. No we didn't throw one off a mountain, as tempting as that may have been, she left to go back to Shitsville and her questionable boyfriend, and that is only after leaving a trail of destruction as only a mardy teenager can.
The other one seems to have settled into school well and we just get the usual teenage tantrums,which is too be expected being the alien species that teenagers are.
The vegetable plot is all ready for the spring now and the jungle of a garden is mostly trimmed back. also the poly tunnel has stayed put through some pretty tough weather, so it was worth all the trouble of digging it in through the bedrock (or what felt like bedrock).
As for what fruit and veg to grow, well we are still trying to make our minds up on that issue. Still have a couple of months to decide before planting needs to start. Raspberries and tomatoes are a must though.
As for the photography , well , it has been pretty non existent the last few weeks because the weather has been totally rubbish. Constant wind and rain. My camera is weather proof but is impossible to get a good shot with rain on the lens no matter how hard I try to protect it.
Although I have managed to get a good few pictures up until now and you can view or buy these here ... http://www.55northphotography.co.uk/
I also have a face book page with the same name and you can find that here...https://www.facebook.com/55NorthPhotography
Please feel free to like and share any pictures but they are low res to stop and tealeaves.
