01.
step one
Why we left it all behind
The honest version — less noise, more river. Begin here if you've ever quietly wondered what else is out there.
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a wee reading list · pinned to the noticeboard
start here
New around the glen? Pull up a chair. These are the entries we'd press into your hands first — read them in order, or wander off the path. The kettle's already on.
— Jon & Maggie
the reading order
five clippings- 02.
step two
Our first Highland winter
Storms, stoves, and the dark afternoons nobody warns you about. The real picture, not the postcard.
still being written — check back soon - 03.
step three
What it actually costs
A real monthly run-down of life in a riverside lodge — heating, food, council tax, the lot.
still being written — check back soon - 04.
step four
Things nobody tells you about moving to Scotland
Banking, doctors, the post, the midges. The small stuff that quietly trips people up.
still being written — check back soon - 05.
step five
Lodge life with three cats
A gentler one to finish on — the slow mornings, the river, and the company we keep.
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that's the welcome
When you're done with these, the rest of the journal is waiting on the home page. Or come and meet us properly over here.