New pictures in the lounge

We've been meaning to make the history of the house and the fields opposite into pictures for the lounge wall (see http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com/page2.htm) for quite some time. Well, now we've done it - horray! We hope this makes an interesting space for visitors to look at.

First proper snow on the hills this autumn

Yesterday was the most magnificent day, as you can see from the picture. It's been cold enough overnight for the first proper snows of the winter to have fallen in the highlands. We're not expecting any here for quite a few months yet. It's not unusual to see snow at this time of year on the tops of the hills and provided you're all nice and warm down here, it's a magnificent sight. This photograph is taken from outside Fraser's (see http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com)

New fence

The fence at the end of the driveway (see http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com) was starting to look a bit the worse for wear, so it was replaced yesterday, along with the fence at the back of the house, which nobody can see except if you take a walk along the back lane.

We understand this is called ranch-style fencing - smart isn't it! You can also see from the picture that the little crab apple tree we planted last year has grown a few inches and has a lot of lovely little red apples on it again this year. On the right of the picture is some bamboo which we also planted last year; we also have great hopes that it will cover more of the fence given time.

New pictures in the bedrooms

You may remember this image which we took in October 2010. We think it's spectacular. So we've just made a further picture for each bedroom from the photograph (see http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com), with a little bit of explanation at the bottom to say where it was taken. The photograph was taken on the banks of the River Forth in Stirling, looking East.

We've added a video to page 1 of our webpage

We have just added a video to the first page of our webpage (see http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com). We're mighty proud of it, as it was made by one of our visitors who wanted to give it to us as a present. We feel she will make a really good film maker, don't you?

A new member of staff

Our blog has fallen by the wayside a bit, as we've been so busy during the summer; we've had some lovely people to stay and they have all been most complimentary about what we provide (see http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com). Being so busy has meant we've had to take on more staff, so Ella has joined us. We're delighted to have her and she seems to like us too, so welcome Ella, we look forward to working with you.

The house is made of traditional Scottish stone

We have said on page 1 of our webpage (http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com) that the building is an "historic stone farm-workers' cottage, built around 1820, with many attractive original features". The image shows just one of the corner stones from which the cottage is made. You can also see another stone to the left of it, behind the plants. These stones are all along the base of the side and front of the building, showing the ground level construction. As we understand it, the stones were quarried locally. Similar stones make up all the outside walls, with smaller stones on top of the larger ones. The whole wall is then harled to give it the pebbledash finish you can see. These buildings are usually very strong and keep the heat in in the cold weather.