What a difference a day makes, yesterday 27C, today 13C with the threat of rain all afternoon, oh well that is Scotland for you.

Jan & I try to stay as fit as 70 year olds can, she does her 10,000 steps daily, I go to the gym twice a week & we walk down to the village every other day or so. Now when I say walk DOWN to the village it is a steep walk down, but so much steeper climbing back up. Of course there has to be some form of incentive to do this 3 mile walk & in the summer it is The Mill. No I am not related or have any financial interest in this wonderful establishment, apart from the owner being a fishing buddy. But if you are travelling in either direction on the A9, do not bother stopping at The Bruar (Harrods of the North), come into Blair & find the Mill.

It is a fully working watermill that grinds it’s own flour, bakes wonderful bread, cakes & the coffee is  good also. Rami the owner (describes himself as “the only Jew in the village”) won the Scottish finals in an ITV bakers challenge contest a few years back & will feature in the present series on BBC 2 with Nadia the Bake off champion.

So we walk down have our treat & walk back up our long hill.  Today was a bonus for on the way up I picked a large number of wild Gooseberries & some wild Strawberries, just to fuel the engine to get up the hill.

Below is a picture of The Mill. Please feel free to make any comments about my blog. Dave