Full moon over the Ochil hills - how magnificent

The full moon rising over the Ochil Hills tonight was truly magnificent particularly with the reflection in the River Forth. This is Stirling at its autumnal best. This section of the River Forth is just east of Fraser's (see http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com ).

Elderberry cordial

You may have noticed, if you live in the UK, that the elderberry trees have been laden with fruit this year; the one in our garden (see http:www.accommodationbedscotland.com) is no exception. We thought it was a shame to let the berries go to waste, so we've made some elderberry cordial. Yummee!

Autumn in Stirling

We're just staring to see the first signs of autumn, as this lovely tree opposite the house shows.

Amy's mirror

We had a teenage girl staying in Bedroom 2 (http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com/page2.htm) recently. She missed not having a full length mirror in the room, so we've put this one on the back of the cupboard door. Thanks for the suggestion Amy; others have also found it useful.
And who's that person taking the picture of it? Guess who!

The crab apple tree in autumn

Do you remember the little crab apple tree we planted earlier in the year (see our 16th May blog)? Well look at it now - isn't it magnificent with all its lovely little red apples. We really look forward to it growing big; we can maybe even make some crabapple jelly, or something.

Pascal's comments book in use

We've been really busy since our last blog, so apologies for the long delay. We've had some more really lovely people to stay who have been a delight to chat to.

We wanted, in this blog, to show you how some of our previous ideas (see our blog of 8th July - http://accommodationbedscotland.blogspot.com/2010/07/visitor-reviews.html) have worked in practice. Pascal suggested we should have a comments book as one way of gaining visitors' views. We bought this little one.


We're delighted to say it's been very well used, particularly by some people writing in their own language. One of the more unusual ones for us is this Chinese entry - we're assured it's all very positive!


Thanks very much for the suggestion Pascal.

Blackout blinds

We've noticed that some of our visitors are not used to the very early light mornings we have in mid-summer. Around the solstice (mid-June) the sky starts to lighten at around 3am and mornings remain like this until at least the middle of July. So we thought it might be kind to have some blackout curtains. These are now up in Bedroom 1 (http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com/page2.htm), shortly to be followed by Bedroom 2. They've made quite a difference. It will also help with children going to bed early in the evenings.