We went to Abbotsford one day early last Month, it was the last hot day of the Indian summer, perfect weather for looking around Sir Walter Scott’s home and gardens. Below are some photos of his study which isn’t a huge room but as you can see it’s well designed to hold a lot of books.

There’s a narrow winding staircase leading to the upper storey but there’s a gate closed over it so the public can’t gain access.

His desk and chair look like he has just left the room for a wee while although there is a piece of perspex covering the open drawer.

The contents are just as they were when he died, just bits and pieces of this and that.

I’m having terrible trouble getting the photos on this blogpost tonight so I’ll leave it at that for the moment, but I have loads of photos of Abbotsford that you might be interested in seeing – when the technology behaves itself!