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The Japanese Garden at Cowden – The Zen Garden

Posted on 17 May 2024 by Katrina

A couple of weeks ago we decided to go to The Japanese Garden at Cowden again, it was a sparkling day and it was the first time we had really felt any warmth this year, and we were really enjoying … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Scotland, Scottish History | Tagged Cowden, The Japanese Garden at Cowden

The Japanese Garden at Cowden, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Posted on 20 April 2019 by Katrina

Last Monday was a bright and beautiful day so we decided to drive along The Japanese Garden at Cowden near Yetts o’ Muckhart which is in Scotland’s smallest county of Clackmannanshire. There’s a small area given over to a gravel … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Scenery, Scotland, Scottish History | Tagged Clackmannanshire, Scottish Japanese Garden, The Japanes Garden at Cowden

The Japanese Garden at Cowden

Posted on 4 October 2018 by Katrina

I haven’t managed to sort through the Lake District photos yet so I thought I would do a post on the Japanese Garden that we visited a couple of weeks ago. It’s at Cowden Castle, between the small village of … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Scenery, Scotland | Tagged Cowden Castle, Japanese Garden

Green Willow’s Secret by Eileen Dunlop

Posted on 10 April 2024 by Katrina

Green Willow’s Secret by the Scottish author Eileen Dunlop was published in 1993. This book is meant for YA readers but is enjoyable to people of all ages I’m sure. Kit had lived in Edinburgh with her parents and older … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Gardening, Scotland | Tagged Eileen Dunlop, Green Willow's Secret, Japanese Garden, Japanese Garden at Cowden, Scottish author, YA fiction

Yetts O’Muckhart, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Posted on 2 May 2019 by Katrina

After we visited the Japanese Garden at Cowden we stopped off at the village of Yetts O’Muckhart. I had spotted a sign pointing to the church and wanted to check it out. It’s a plain 18th century very Presbyterian looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Graveyards, Scotland | Tagged Clackmannanshire, Muckhart church, Yetts O'Muckhart

St Serf’s – Dunning, Perth and Kinross

Posted on 8 April 2019 by Katrina

If it hadn’t been such a dreich weekend we would have driven to the Japanese Garden at Cowden as it has just opened for the new season and I imagine that the cherry trees will be at their best now. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Scottish History | Tagged Dunning, Dupplin Stone Cross, Perth and Kinross, Pictish stone carving, St Serf's

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piningforthewest

I live in the east of Scotland, not from choice. After 30 years here it still doesn't feel like home. Hence the name of my blog. West is still best as far as I am concerned. I used to work in libraries, I'm now retired. I have two grown up 'boys'. I'm interested in books, films, art, crafts, cooking, politics, museums and travelling around Britain.

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