Scottish sports lovers: This is two weeks of sporting events in Aberdeenshire. #PittodrieStadium #AberdeenUni #DonaldDinnie #AboyneHighlandGames #tartan #kilts #bagpipes

Of the many joys of living in Scotland: a massed pipe band. #AboyneHighlandGames #Scotland #bagpipes #tartan #kilts

In rural Scotland, where we live in summers, hares roam wild and free in the fields and forest surrounding our home. They cross our gravel driveway, and nibble and frolic in the fields all day. Such delightful creatures. #ScotishLife #Hare #Nature

Claude #Monet painted over 200 #WaterLilies paintings. At Museé de l’Orangeries in #Paris, I sat in both large oval rooms built to display Monet’s massive Water Lilies murals for art lovers to absorb peacefully, surrounded by his beautiful gardens. It was exquisite.

My husband surprised me with a trip to #Paris. An unexpected bonus was that our AirBnB was on Rue Montorguiel, where two long pedestrian blocks filled our senses with #cafes, #patisserie, #charcuterie, #wine bars and more. Sure, we explored museums, but #ParisLife greeted us each evening.