Cottage Diary - Aspenwood self catering luxury Holiday Cottage overlooking Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

A seasonal mixture of weather patterns last week which kept us on our toes. Started off with non stop rain. Loch Ness rose by at least one metre and almost washed over the top of Farigaig Pier. The River Ness in Inverness was dangerously high as were most rivers in Scotland, especially in Perthshire, a flatter part of the country. The middle of the week however was crisp and dry with blue skies. By Friday it was much colder and we woke up to a dusting of snow on the mountains opposite. The temperature did not get above zero all day so we decided to be festive and go into the freezing garage to find the Christmas decorations from last year. Eventually found them in the rafters and now the tree and decorations are brightening our house. This activity always takes forever as both cats get highly excited at the sight of tinsel and dive at anything sparkly that dares to move. Good fun was had by all. Snow is forecast for the week ahead. Cheers.