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

After a rather blustery few days we welcomed a calm sunny Sunday so took full advantage and escaped in the car for a run around. Finally ended up at Holm Mills Shopping Village on the outskirts of Inverness and bought a gift to post down to mum as we can't be with her on Mothers Day this coming Sunday. Found just the thing- a musical teddy bear with a tartan kilt - as I remember her saying that she has never had a teddy bear of her own. Stopped at Dores village on the way home and walked along the beach watching the waves crash on the shingle shore.This small village has an interesting history and included at one time a timber mill and a thriving pottery [where the village hall now stands]. Dwellings used to be close to the church originally but they are now stretched out along the shoreline. The focal point is now The Dores Inn which overlooks one end of Loch Ness with its eye-catching crescent shaped beach.