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Good Company on the Isle of Arran

Posted by: Darlene on: September 5, 2024

In: friends | quotes | Travel | Writing
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“My idea of good company…is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.‘― Jane Austen, Persuasion

For the fourth consecutive year, I’ve been fortunate to participate in a writing retreat on the Isle of Arran with four amazing fellow authors. Thank you, Barb, Judith, Terry and Georgia, for once again making this a valuable experience.

We were delighted to find the new conservatory finished and ready for us. It is once again my favourite place in the house.

Eating in the new conservatory with my Arran buddies.

Although the focus is on having large amounts of uninterrupted writing time and attending informative workshops, we also stop and eat. We take turns providing dinner and I have to say, we eat well. Creative minds and bodies need to be fuelled!

The new conservatory is the perfect place to relax and discuss writing and life in general.

The cat likes the new conservatory too but does not like being disturbed.

We also spent time in the well-equipped kitchen as we took turns preparing meals, helped ourselves to delicious snacks and had a great deal of conversation.

Another treat is seeing our canine friend, Dusk. The dog, Bracken, in Amanda in Scotland is based on our dear Dusk. We fight over, I mean take turns, walking Dusk.

Dusk at the beach.

Dusk at the beach with Holy Island in the background.

The beach at Whiting Bay

Another view of the beach taken during an early morning walk with Dusk.

We went to the Cladach Beach House to listen to a talented young harpist play in front of a window with a lovely backdrop. She was followed by a dynamic storyteller reciting a folktale that got scarier as the night grew darker.

Another treat was a stop at the home and studio of Tim Pomeroy, an accomplished sculptor who has his artwork displayed in his extensive garden with an incredible view.

Amazing view from the home of Tim Pomeroy

I came home refreshed, inspired, full of ideas, and with a darling tea cosy made to order for me by Linda at Bay Wool & Crafts. A fabulous writers’ getaway!