Tag: Gullane

St. Andrews Kirk-Gullane, Scotland

St. Andrews Kirk-Gullane, Scotland

Wendy

Is the calendar really turning a page today? It feels like we just celebrated the new year, and here it is already four months in. Not that I’m complaining, mind you. I adore the month of April. The breeze blows softer, the grass turns greener, and the sun shines warmer. With every new leaf and every tender shoot, I am reminded how all things are being made new. Kind of an appropriate allegory for today, I think.

With today being Easter Sunday, I thought it would be appropriate to journey with you to the ruins of a place that no doubt saw many an Easter Sunday celebration – St. Andrews Kirk in Gullane, Scotland.

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The Gardens at Greywalls Hotel-Gullane Scotland

The Gardens at Greywalls Hotel-Gullane Scotland

Wendy

Those who are acquainted with me and Mr. C know that we are quite fond of gardens.  For those who aren’t, I must confess that we (or is it just him?) are also a bit…well…ambitious.  You know the phrase go big or go home?  Sometimes I think we invented that phrase.

Nearly ten years ago, Mr. C and his trusty Kubota tractor took down a large, somewhat problematic tree behind our house.  The removal of the tree and its massive root ball left us with a rather unsightly, gaping hole.  Ever the visionary and enjoyer of manly projects, Mr. C had the brilliant idea to construct a pond/rock garden where the tree had previously stood.  But in typical go big or go home fashion, the project did not end there.  One pond quickly became two.  Then three.  Then four.  What we have today, nearly a decade later, are three smaller ponds that connect via rocky streams into a larger pond.  What my husband has built is quite extraordinary. 

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