MABEL’S BLOG

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We love dogs and we are very happy to welcome friendly adult dogs and their owners.

Powdermills Bed and Breakfast in Inveraray is ideal for dogs. It has slate floors with rugs and direct access out into our secure 10-acre garden. We have established routes around the grounds that are perfect for an early morning or early evening walk with your dog.

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Sue and Johnny – Everything and Anything – Episode 27

2 August 2023

How did Furnace, a little village in Argyll manage to win the Camanachd Cup in 1923

1 August 2023

Furnace no longer has a Shinty team.  However, in the past, Furnace was a leading team in Scotland’s shinty leagues and cups.  Their prominence correlated to how busy the village had become during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with quarrying, fishing, and farming.  The team’s heyday was after WW1 during the 1920s when […]

Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

1 August 2023

I’m nervous when I read a novel recommended to me or on the best-seller list.   I’m worried I won’t get it, fretting why I haven’t, and wary of admitting that it wasn’t for me.  It’s pathetic that my insecurities should influence a book review.  Moreover, my sister recommended Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, and […]

Wee Books Fir Wee Bairns

31 July 2023

Sue and Johnny – Everything and Anything interviewed Jimmy Patterson several months ago and we discussed his plan to publish short illustrated book. He writes and illustrates the books. These books are called Wee Books Fir Big Bairns. The first book in the series, Get Me To The Church is out now. It’s available to […]

From Silversmith, Glasswork, and Stone carving to Eternity

28 July 2023

Kate Semple tells Sue and Johnny – Everything and Anything that her creative career has taken some twists and turns. Art school at sixteen and four years of studying to become a silversmith.  However, it was a traditional industry, and she couldn’t see herself making silver tableware for the rest of her life. ‘What I […]