Anns a' garradh

I didn't sleep as well as usually I do and resorted to listening to Beag air Bheag (an old BBC programme for Gaelic learners). However I found that I could follow much of what was being said and was soon listening intently to firstly a grammar piece on compound propositions and personal pronouns (honestly - it was really interesting) and then an interview with the lead singer of Tidelines (who are one of the bands playing at Pitlochry's own Heartland Festival in June).

I decided to to forego a swim and have a longish lie and do some more work in the garden.  I'm pleased with the progress I have made this week and am have actually really enjoyed it.  My blip however has nothing to do with my efforts - however I do like the budding apple blossoms. 

I also downloaded the Merlin app and had fun with that - I was impressed by how quickly it picked up six different birds singing nearby. 

The afternoon was spent in the kitchen cooking venison in the slow cooker for later consumption, making a lemony nutty pasta sauce with green veg for tonight and using the rhubarb stalks that FP gave me to make Rhubarb and Ginger Jam.