A seafood lunch at last
Having not had a summer to speak of here in the Highlands it seemed only fair that as the evenings draw in and the first wisps of autumn mist dance on the morning air that we’ve at last been blessed with a few dry, warm days.
Lesley
Enjoying a slower pace of life in the Scottish Highlands in a quiet corner of the Isle of Skye: crofting in mud, baking with mud (no, not really)
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