Seven of our party took off today to explore ….first to the Robert Burns museum situated in the cobbled back streets of Mauchline where Robert Burns lived and worked btween 1784 and 1788, years widely regarded as being his most … Continue reading →

The ear splitting fire alarm in the House went off tonight (twice). We checked throughout to see if a fire had started and couldn’t smell smoke….but decided to put the emergency plan into action nevertheless….grabbed our important documents/devices and went outside to wait for … Continue reading →

Today, Janice kindly made 2 car runs to Dumfries House to drop her guests off at this splendid estate. William Crichton Dumfries, 5th Earl of Dumfries, commissioned a country house to be built in rolling farmland to the west of … Continue reading →