Sunday Best

Technically a bit of a belated Sunday Best – but still pictures of what I did with my last sunday off before I started my new contract at the bbc. These pictures look pretty dull, but I still think there’s still something kinda cool/dark/eerie about them! Me and my boyfriend took a drive up north for the day, the weather was a bit ‘dreich’ as we say in Scotland, but that was even more of an excuse to get cosy and have a nice lunch somewhere 🙂

The most AMAZING teapots at The Coach House Coffee Shop in Luss. They had so many, including a crazy one which was a whole bath set up (rubber duckies and everything, it didn’t even look like a teapot)

A wee pit-stop at Luss was for tea and cake, then we drove further onto Ardlui.

View from the car park. Again, I know this would look so much better on a sunny day but there was something appealingly spooky watching the mist and low clouds drift over the hills.

Lunch by a roaring fire at the Drovers Inn ♥ Just perfect for a sunday afternoon.

Established in 1705, the Drovers has some pretty awesome decor and a whole faded grandeur feel to it. Certainly along the lines of the Leaky Cauldren or someplace similar, with taxidermy on the walls, old paintings, and log fires on the go. A friend of mines once stayed in one of the rooms there and said it was beautiful. But there’s too many ghost stories surrounding the building that would honestly make me too scared to spend the night there!

I’ve had some good time off over christmas and new year, but now I’m back at work on a kids show for cbbc. It’s been brilliant so far, and everyone is really lovely, I just know I’m not going to want to leave by the end. I was out prop buying yesterday when I decided to pop into Pets at Home to buy a few pieces for Oscar and Alfie… only to fall in love with a guinea pig up for adoption in there 🙁 After about half an hour talking to the staff, I took the piggie out for a cuddle and that was me! I am now the proud owner to another lovely little guinea pig called Dougal 🙂

(Crappy phone pictures at the moment until I get a chance of some proper wee photos with him – I think his hair makes him look like a rabbit!)

His previous owners had to give him up due to work commitments and the children not being able to keep his unruly hair under control (I really do think he resembles Dougal from The Magic Roundabout) and when he came into pets at home his fur was all matted. But a trip to the groomers and a check at the vets and he’s ready to start his new life with me, Oscar and Alfie. Keeping him in a separate cage at the moment, and going to introduce him to the boys gradually. Anyone had any experience of this before?

Kisses through the cage. I hope this means ‘Hello! Be my friend?’

Ayden x