The view from the North… Diane’s March Musing
How has March been? After a wild month it’s going out here in Central Scotland like the lamb it’s traditionally supposed to with mists and cold breezes the order of the day.
We still don’t have daffodils in bloom outside like those of you in the temperate South but the snowdrops and crocuses are gorgeous and never fail to make me smile.
I kind of miss the snow, my inner 9 year old had a brilliant time striding about in snowboarding trousers and muffled up against the weather. The last of the snow is clinging to the higher parts of the Pentland Hills that I can see from my kitchen and I torment myself by checking out the Cairngorm Mountain Ski Centre website- http://www.cairngormmountain.co.uk/ They have webcams to check out and still have loads of snow with 36 runs open and looking forward to having brilliant skiing over the Easter holidays. Where better to ski than on your own doorstep? Personally I’ll stick with snowball fights and après-ski while watching the hardier and yes I admit it fitter souls being sporty.
I can tell the weather is warming by the change in the kind of things clients are asking us to do. We haven’t had a request for a heating engineer to fix/ replace a boiler or for a plumber to deal with burst pipes for a while now (touch wood) and now folks are looking for gardeners to give them a head start and people who will give their home a good Spring Clean
Queries about where to find the best cosy gastropubs or snug B&B’s have given way to enquiries about somewhere new and different for a short break or looking for a personal trainer or great gym to start the process of toning up now that they’ve had us declutter their wardrobe and a new look is required.
All in all you could definitely say Spring has sprung…. Stay tuned for some great Easter Break ideas… coming soon.
These are some of the newest spring lambs and their protective Mum from the fields at the back of the house.
