A Small Country Living at Ivy Cottage

A Small Country Living at Ivy Cottage Horsing around while crafting, baking and gardening.

In between all the holidaying there has still been time for a few quiet moments for a bit of sock knitting, a New Cross ...
03/06/2026

In between all the holidaying there has still been time for a few quiet moments for a bit of sock knitting, a New Cross stitch and a few books.

After all that walking yesterday we thought we would chill this afternoon. Grande Player or big beach, just up the road ...
02/06/2026

After all that walking yesterday we thought we would chill this afternoon. Grande Player or big beach, just up the road from us. Easy to see where it got its name fromšŸ¤£

Thought we had better walk some of the good living off so joined the Monday walking group. A lovely walk and some good b...
01/06/2026

Thought we had better walk some of the good living off so joined the Monday walking group. A lovely walk and some good banter as usual . People often think of Fuertaventura as barren but there is so much to see.

A totally lazy Sunday , reading , sewing, pool dipping, you get the idea but we did rouse ourselves to go into the villa...
31/05/2026

A totally lazy Sunday , reading , sewing, pool dipping, you get the idea but we did rouse ourselves to go into the village to try the Italian restaurant . You can tell it was Italian and not Spanish as we had a brilliant dessert, tiramisu šŸ˜‹šŸ¤£šŸ¤£

A busy old day starting with a game of bowls with friends from Scotland. Us girls trounced the boys ! Next was celebrato...
29/05/2026

A busy old day starting with a game of bowls with friends from Scotland. Us girls trounced the boys ! Next was celebratory lunch by the sea and since it was Canarian day or some such celebration we had paella . In the village where we are staying they were having local celebrations in national dress. We then found ourselves joining a Spanish dance class doing rumba, mambo and salsa . Everyone was Spanish apart from us and although I can ask for food and drink in Spanish my skills donā€™t run to understanding the intricacies of dance steps. The instructor , who didnā€™t speak English, decided to speak very loudly to us even though I am not deafšŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ It was fun and everybody made us very welcome . Now time for sleep šŸ˜“

We are back in Fuertaventura for just over a week cat sitting for this beautiful girl in a new place to us .
28/05/2026

We are back in Fuertaventura for just over a week cat sitting for this beautiful girl in a new place to us .

That is me set for my flight, water, a book and my knitting.
27/05/2026

That is me set for my flight, water, a book and my knitting.

Another fabulous day so it had to be pizza timešŸ˜ It was also this young manā€™s 6th birthday. No pizza for him but a ā€œcarr...
25/05/2026

Another fabulous day so it had to be pizza timešŸ˜ It was also this young manā€™s 6th birthday. No pizza for him but a ā€œcarrot cakeā€ šŸ¤£

Another beautiful day and there were lots of outdoor events going on but daughter and I decided to visit the big 3 day ...
23/05/2026

Another beautiful day and there were lots of outdoor events going on but daughter and I decided to visit the big 3 day carriage driving event at Hopetoun House. Today was the marathon stage equivalent to the cross country stage in eventing. We mainly stayed by the water complex. Funny how lots of people ghoulishly stand by the water obstacles in XC whether ridden or drivenšŸ¤£šŸ„“ We had to go somewhere else first so I didnā€™t get round to making a packed lunch but we found some delights to eat so we didnā€™t starvešŸ¤£šŸ«£

Another day another walk! A walk around Dundas castle and estate is always a joy, particularly at this time of the year ...
22/05/2026

Another day another walk! A walk around Dundas castle and estate is always a joy, particularly at this time of the year when the rhododendrons are in bloom. There were also plenty of bushes full of buds so lots to see on another day.

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