changing of the clannads

Yesterday saw the last of the Frishmans out, and the Phillips/Knapsacks in... We won't go into who drove on the right - or backwards - through not one but two roundabouts; let's just say everyone got here alive and with interesting stories for their first few hours on the Isle...

Since I love the Aga so much, we had made a trip to the Market, and came back and whipped up some Onion Soup for the folks arrival - I LOVE THAT STOVE!!! Susannah mastered toasting with it, so the bread was crunchy and the cheese melted and the soup hot and fortifying.

Crazy weather yesterday, really cold and rainy - it made the Castle seem really cozy! Then, of course, beautiful sun and clear. To make it simple and fun for the laggers-o'-the-jet, we took a quick trip to Portencross Castle (we went there our first day; it's the local ruin and about a mile or two away). Then a simple trip into Fairlie, for a walk on the beach - the nieces all found more seaglass in 10 minutes each than they have in their entire lives previous, and then a nice, easy Pub dinner. Great quality food and lashings of Ale and Lager...

Not sure what today will bring, everyone is still snoozing at 10am here, so we'll play it as it comes. We took advantage of the downtime yesterday to do some Cheesy-Ass photo shoots, so here are a few overly dramatic snaps...

Haste ye back!!!