tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85783785333075017792011-07-08T10:40:31.620-07:00Eileen and Bill McBain have been welcoming guests to their 19th Century uniquely converted farm steading, Old Stables bed and breakfast and self catering holiday homes, Alyth near Blairgowrie, for 26 years. With guests coming from all over the world, we now have several very good foreign friends, some have been returning for over twenty two years. Others are catching up. Alyth is my husbands birthplace. His family go back many generations so we like to think we've helped put Alyth on the map.Eileen McBainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15032151999371288351noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578378533307501779.post-15412635561064503722010-03-29T05:38:00.000-07:002010-03-29T05:42:08.773-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S7CgAFmFyVI/AAAAAAAAACg/NR-03tmhvm4/s1600/pond.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S7CgAFmFyVI/AAAAAAAAACg/NR-03tmhvm4/s320/pond.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454035072108054866" /></a><br />A reminder of why I'm cleaning out the pond on a cold March day.<br />Because it's worth it:-)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8578378533307501779-1541263556106450372?l=scotlandbedandbreakfast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eileen McBainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15032151999371288351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578378533307501779.post-27060325427044868532010-03-29T05:25:00.000-07:002010-03-29T05:32:42.135-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S7CdoD-Ey8I/AAAAAAAAACQ/sn7lIeY4t_Y/s1600/easter2005.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S7CdoD-Ey8I/AAAAAAAAACQ/sn7lIeY4t_Y/s320/easter2005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454032460331666370" /></a><br />Hopefully we'll have a better Easter weekend.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8578378533307501779-2706032542704486853?l=scotlandbedandbreakfast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eileen McBainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15032151999371288351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578378533307501779.post-77332770516905130532010-03-23T15:29:00.000-07:002010-03-24T06:55:35.068-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S6lBf8fJoyI/AAAAAAAAAB4/-z9P__xsN6Q/s1600-h/16.lge.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S6lBf8fJoyI/AAAAAAAAAB4/-z9P__xsN6Q/s320/16.lge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451960840977228578" /></a><br /><br /><br />Husband thinks his toy 'Ella' (another great Singer) is not getting enough attention:-)He's looking for anyone else with an interest in classic Singers.<br />http://bit.ly/aPKLD3<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8578378533307501779-7733277051690513053?l=scotlandbedandbreakfast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eileen McBainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15032151999371288351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578378533307501779.post-29081811208743475782010-03-23T10:40:00.000-07:002010-03-23T10:47:44.276-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S6j94ptXyjI/AAAAAAAAABg/KZrB6sA4NxQ/s1600-h/oberg2.lge.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S6j94ptXyjI/AAAAAAAAABg/KZrB6sA4NxQ/s320/oberg2.lge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451886498642643506" /></a><br /><br />Sorry to have missed most of the Season here in Glenshee but the conditions were great at Obergurgl. At 3,000 metres the snow is guaranteed but it was hard and icy below windblown snow for part of the time, so we decided on ski helmets for the first time in over 30 years. They're becoming very popular in Austria and we won't be skiing without them now.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8578378533307501779-2908181120874347578?l=scotlandbedandbreakfast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eileen McBainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15032151999371288351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578378533307501779.post-52580014134788234822010-03-23T10:33:00.000-07:002010-03-23T10:36:07.973-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S6j7j7M02cI/AAAAAAAAABQ/YZ9C8oBjDtU/s1600-h/garden.3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S6j7j7M02cI/AAAAAAAAABQ/YZ9C8oBjDtU/s320/garden.3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451883943537465794" /></a><br /><br />Looking forward to getting out and working in the garden. <br />There's so much beautiful colour to come.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8578378533307501779-5258001413478823482?l=scotlandbedandbreakfast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eileen McBainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15032151999371288351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578378533307501779.post-52930293574017221042010-03-23T10:10:00.000-07:002010-03-23T10:14:30.174-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S6j2wf5Mk8I/AAAAAAAAABI/NghwOc8FgLM/s1600-h/LandRover1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h49K4bjN68M/S6j2wf5Mk8I/AAAAAAAAABI/NghwOc8FgLM/s320/LandRover1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451878661987537858" /></a><br />Took the old Landrover to Marlee quarry for sand. The place is already huge. I understand there's to be pond there later. Looks like it'll be another Loch!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8578378533307501779-5293029357401722104?l=scotlandbedandbreakfast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eileen McBainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15032151999371288351noreply@blogger.com0