Earlier this year I visited Pete at his pop-up coffee shop in Perth. He’s now graduated to his own space on Great Western Road.
I visited the first day Black Pine opened to show my support and get black coffee into my system. I know Pete’s done a lot of work since then. He’s commissioned a window mural, now offers an assortment of food and has improved the seating.
Now we have another great coffee spot in Glasgow! I’ll be in on Saturday when I’m meeting my wedding clients.
My sister and I stayed at Atholl Palace on Sunday. We were treated to a three course dinner, access to the spa and a full-Scottish breakfast. I think it set both of us up for the festive period. It was like a winter wonderland!
This was all booked through 5PM, which has a selection of deals for Christmas. My sister and I are going to book my mum and her partner an overnight stay as a Christmas present. Don’t worry, my mum doesn’t read this blog.
We explored the Atholl Palace grounds on Sunday when we arrived. It had been snowing and it was freezing, but we heated up afterwards in the hot tub. Then we relaxed with cocktails in the bar before dinner.
This morning we popped into the village, Pitlochry, and wandered around the boutique shops. There was a Christmas shop, so we bought my nephew The Elf on the Shelf.
I would definitely return to Atholl Palace, but I’d book two nights and take advantage of some of the popular walks. We were lucky with the weather. It stayed dry except from a light dusting of snow. Beautiful!
It’s Christmas market time! I know some people delay festivities for as long as possible, but I love Christmas. Some friends and I visited the Christmas market one Friday evening and warmed up with mulled wine. Other things I like about the Christmas market; heated macaroons, currywurst and fake snow.
Wow, I had an amazing time at Helen Vass‘ Dulce, a dessert pop-up. Seriously, I can’t sing Helen’s praises enough and I’m going to keep my eye on Dulce returning in the future. I’ll let the pictures do the talking (not that they can convey how delicious this was).
I met this dog in a pub. Finnieston is full of dog friendly pubs. This was in Ben Nevis. I think his name was Wayne, but I’d had a few rums by this point.
This month I visited Bristol to speak at Web Dev Conf. It was a short visit and I didn’t take many photos. Also, this set is very disjointed. It includes a Burrito eating challenge, a photo walk around Bristol, a visit to Full Court Press and a shot from my plane window.
Ayden and I visited Edinburgh for a few hours and hit up Mary’s Milk Bar. I’ve heard a lot about this place and usually there’s a queue out of the door. Apparently, they make their own ice cream daily. With it being October, however, I opted for a ‘hot chocolate float’. The topping was mint choc chip. A very fattening day out!
My neighbour has moved out, which means no more Prince Harry photos. He grew into a handsome cat and I wish him all the best on his cat journey! I don’t think he ever liked me much. We never really understood one another. Bye, Prince Harry.
