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These photos were taken on the Mar Lodge Estate on our New Year's Day walk. It was a great way to start off the new year (start as you mean to go on and all that...) and the countryside was beautiful. 

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I spent Hogmanay at Craig Bhalg in the Mar Lodge Estate,  Braemar, with 11 really good friends. We had been threatening to rent a cottage for a couple of years now and thanks to our friend Adam, this year we finally did it, renting a National Trust property in the Highlands which was really amazing (stags heads, open fires and everything!) 

These photos were not taken in Braemar however. These were taken at the Bridge of Calley the morning after we attempted to get to Braemar but were stopped by the snow on Glenshee. Luckily we found a great wee hotel with a lovely restaurant and crackling fire to stay for the night. We whiled the night away with red wine and scrabble, a great start to our long weekend.

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After a hectic christmas we escaped to the bowling alley for a game and some non-turkey-based eating. I've always loved coming here and you can't beat a game of bowls to get some competition going between the cousins.