A quiet moment

Farewell to the Highlands

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September 30th 2010
While we´ve been staying in the Muir of Ord area we´ve been lucky enough to do some house and animal sitting. The first was for two weeks at Keith´s cousin Katrina and Roddy´s beautiful house in the country. With its picture windows, rolling lawns, lovely art and views across to the Moray Firth, its a great place to spread out for a couple of weeks. They even let us use their car while they ar ... read more

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