This is getting close to the time in The Cairngorms where things start to close down for the winter. A list of our favourite haunts that will be shut from 31st of this month include :- The Mill, no more strolls down the hill for coffee & bread until Easter next year. The Boathouse in Pitlochry, another watering hole. The Coultard’s lovely little gift hut in the village & the Country Life Museum also in the village.
The Museum has won allsorts of awards over the years & shows a permanent exhibition every year, plus a special one on a set topic each year, for example the anniversary of the railway coming to Blair Atholl & the likes.
It is run by volunteers and all visitors who attend really enjoy the yesteryear experience, some of the older people like me, even remember a lot of the exhibits. A few older locals remember when this was their school & can even tell you where they set in each room. It is a wonderful reminder of the hardships people had in “the good old days” & just how hard (but enjoyable) life was.
Some of the tasks & clothing I have photographed below, which is laid out so well, they also have an original, turn of the last century Post Office as it was installed, all such interesting things for old to reminisce over & the young to look in disbelief at. Might encourage you to visit the village next year.
One consolation, the Table Tennis stays open, as do many functions in the village hall, Halloween free party for the children, Christmas Fair, turning on of the village Christmas lights plus a visit from Santa. So I will still have “stuff” to write about.
