From Home to Hume (and back again)

Tuesday 24th November 2015

Hello

On Tuesday we took a walk around Hume accompanied by Ms RR –  just returned from Denver (the one in Colorado) and suffering from jetlag! Well, she will go skipping off all over the place!  Fresh air and exercise were called for; luckily the recent iciness had passed and it was a dry, if slightly gloomy, day. Continue reading

Kelso – A Short Ramble by the Rivers

Saturday 14th November 2015

Hello again….

I know the walking’s slow around here…..

…but today we took a short walk around town and just a little way along the river accompanied by the younger Mr RR.  You might remember we walked alongside The Teviot back in August (Scotland walks) before the BIG move.  Today we just went to get some fresh air and strolled alongside The Tweed before crossing the bridge and having a quick look at the Teviot again.

I think we’ll be back to do some more walking here very soon and hopefully some rambling further afield as well – just as soon as it gets less busy in the Rickety household!

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And here we are in Hume!

Thursday, 5th November 2015

Hello lovely readers!

Did you miss me?

Well here I am, back in the ricketyrambling mood!  We moved into our lovely house in the Scottish Borders a week ago and have been unpacking and cleaning and mending and planning. Then…..half way through the day today I suddenly decided it was time to abandon the boxes,  step away from the screwdriver and explore the local lanes instead. Such a relief to get out. Continue reading