We stopped at Roslyn chapel (of Da Vinci Code fame) on our way to the southern part of Scotland. Roslyn (Roslin, Rosslyn, etc, etc) is absolutely beautiful in it’s own right, but has seen a surge in the number of visitors since the movie debuted. In fact, they are talking of limiting the number of
Scratchings in the Dirt
Month: July 2007
Edinburgh (Scotland Part III)
After Edinburgh castle, we met Lisa’s friend, Emma, for tea. How very British. Emma was teaching in Moscow with Lisa, but was visiting her boyfriend in a small town just outside of Edinburgh. She and Lisa are on a beach in Spain right now! After tea, Emma joined us as we wandered down the Royal
Scotland, part II
We awoke on the 7th to sunshine, and a glimpse of the promised view from Lorraine’s lounge, but alas, we were off to Edinburgh. We were sad to leave Lorraine and David, as we knew we would not be taken care of quite like that for the rest of our trip! We rented a car,
Scotland, part I
I arrived back in Calgary on Tuesday, anxious to see Clem and the boys. Lisa and I had a terrific holiday, but I did get a bit homesick! I’ll have to wait a while to see Stephen – he is at Notre Dame hockey camp until Saturday, and will stay with my cousin, Bonnie, and
An action-packed week!
Things have been busy around the Schraefel farm! Clem has been trying to catch up with the weeds in the summerfallow. They`re dying quickly in this heat. The boys have been keeping the yard up to snuff. And I have been mostly in the garden! We did take some time to socialize, though. We held