Uncle Jimmy was a bit of a card. He used to talk about his being asked by his employer to drive her around the place as 'shuffering'. (Chauffeuring.) He was the gillie of her estate, but also her unofficial 'shuffer', it seems.
Anyhu, it was my pleasure on Saturday 11th to drive K&D around the locale of the Lothians. First, we made it up to Craigmillar Castle, which is Edinburgh's "other" castle. Ninety minutes fit the bill, as it is not large, but it IS very interesting and is one of the most complete castles in the land. Drew was in his element at last, and even found his souvenir of the holiday - a bunch of old keys. (Trust me, they are a fine bunch of lock-busters.) Back to the father's place to drop them for a quick lunch and they were collected by Mac1 to drive them to the airport to pick up the bag which had gone astray. I did the groceries shopping.
In the afternoon, we loaded back into the Ren and headed out to Tantallon Castle (I took cousin D there before, remember?) The drive itself is scenic (even under grey skies and blustery wind) and the hubby of the duo had his fix of history and stones.
An early night was had by all and Sunday dawned with the rain blattering and the skies low. We had a filling breakfast, loaded up the Ren and said our farewells to the father. We were headed North and West...
Anyhu, it was my pleasure on Saturday 11th to drive K&D around the locale of the Lothians. First, we made it up to Craigmillar Castle, which is Edinburgh's "other" castle. Ninety minutes fit the bill, as it is not large, but it IS very interesting and is one of the most complete castles in the land. Drew was in his element at last, and even found his souvenir of the holiday - a bunch of old keys. (Trust me, they are a fine bunch of lock-busters.) Back to the father's place to drop them for a quick lunch and they were collected by Mac1 to drive them to the airport to pick up the bag which had gone astray. I did the groceries shopping.
In the afternoon, we loaded back into the Ren and headed out to Tantallon Castle (I took cousin D there before, remember?) The drive itself is scenic (even under grey skies and blustery wind) and the hubby of the duo had his fix of history and stones.
An early night was had by all and Sunday dawned with the rain blattering and the skies low. We had a filling breakfast, loaded up the Ren and said our farewells to the father. We were headed North and West...
What lovely weather for the 11th. We know you and lil' Ren were excellent Shuffering K10 and Sam.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful pictures. I bet your Dad enjoyed the company too.
Hugs HiC
Full marks for making the visit to Scotland as enjoyable and interesting as possible for both visitors (and for your blog readers near and far).
ReplyDeleteCheers! Gail.
OH, it must have been so much fun to explore that castle. Wonder what the keys would unlock???
ReplyDeleteMom is the chief shuffer here - it seems like she spends more time in the vehicle than sleeping some days - those grands sure can keep her busy.
Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber
Such beautiful castles!! Another fun day!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like your whole family was very welcoming of the guests. Those castles look like cool places to visit. Our mom dreams that some day she might be able to come see all the history in your neck of the woods.
ReplyDeleteHi Yam - shuffer is a good word ... Gillie too ... especially ghillie-weetfit ... wonderful term. Fun ... and lovely to see the photos - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteOur adopted Scotland family was awesome!
ReplyDeleteoh tahtn is sure a wonderful place to discover... castles are fabulous ambassadors of the past ;O)
ReplyDeleteThe architecture is amazing!!! Great visit! xo
ReplyDeleteit is a lovely old castle. I like the courtyard with the shadows from the tree a lot... you have really had a lot of excellent adventures in the past few months
ReplyDeleteThe perfect hostess!
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hazel & Mabel
So glad you had a good day for castle viewing. namaste, janice xx
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