The pup is growing rapidly and generally behaving very well. Around 10 p.m. each evening she takes herself to bed and sleeps through until around 8 o’ clock in the morning, usually allowing us to have a peaceful, uninterrupted breakfast.
Here she is testing out our new garden bench.
Watching the activity going on down on the beach.
First foray out on the water in a kayak – only a few feet from the shore. We now know that she can swim very well but we have borrowed a doggy buoyancy aid for her if she wants to go on any future expeditions.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Family Visitors
August has been a busy month for family visitors. First we had Pauline and Katie for a few days and here they are helping us lift the first batch of potatoes.
Next it was Trina, Richard, Caitlyn and Georgia who came for a long weekend. It was a bit wild and windy but we managed to get out for a few local walks and the girls enjoyed a session at the Cream o’ Galloway ice cream factory and activity centre.
Trina and Caitlyn appreciating a wild and windy day at Kirkandrews Bay with Richard and Georgia off in the distance.
Here are Georgia and Caitlyn posing on top of the big granite erratic boulder by the beach at the bottom of the field.

Caitlyn performing a gravity-defying act of balance on one of the rock outcrops.
On the Sunday we were also joined by Kellie, Paul, Morgan, Zoe and Scott and a large quantity of Chinese food was consumed.

The following weekend we had Miriam, Phillip, Stephen and Harvey to stay and enjoyed some much better weather so we were able to get out in the kayaks between more sessions at Cream o’ Galloway for Harvey.


Harvey kayaking with the Isle of Man in the background.

Stephen and Phillip at Rumblekirn on Sunday afternoon enjoying some quite bumpy seas.

Stephen found an interesting little channel through the rocks as the tide was falling.
Figgis
August 2014
Betty the Border Terrier
We have a new arrival at Craig Cottage. She’s called Betty and is a 9-week old border terrier. This web site will probably be hijacked with photos of her for a while. Here is the first selection:
Just arrived – looking a bit nervous.
Getting comfy in the dog bed.
A bit late for the World Cup but showing some promise.
Just after falling into the garden pond.
First foray into the sea.
Guarding the greenhouse.