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There is a certain pleasure to be found in gazing out the window, at an ever changing view.
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Kylie Sprott
Aug 113 min read
The hairy cow quest
July presented an opportunity for me to travel back to London for work, and naturally I wanted to spend some time on Bute. To my...
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Kylie Sprott
Apr 74 min read
Before and after
As I have been so immersed in the renovation of my flat, I remember every nook and cranny and every change that has taken place in great...
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Kylie Sprott
Feb 34 min read
The Rise of the Phoenix
One particularly eventful New Year's Eve a few years ago, one of my friends demanded that we each label our new year with a tag line. ...
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Kylie Sprott
Jan 213 min read
Mirror, mirror
I am back in Australia, and embracing the productivity that jet lag always seems to bring. The contrast in weather could not be more...
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Kylie Sprott
Dec 10, 20234 min read
Back to Bute
Right now, the weather is already uncomfortably hot in Australia. As I look at the temperatures and reports of below freezing weather in...
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Kylie Sprott
Sep 17, 20234 min read
The little things
Slowly but ever so surely, the flat is nearing the finish line. It has been over a year now and it is still not quite complete, but the...
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Kylie Sprott
Apr 23, 20236 min read
The Grand Reveal
Right from the very first moment, I had a vision of what the finished flat would look like. It would be a beautiful haven that blended...
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Kylie Sprott
Mar 18, 20233 min read
Willow or Oak?
According to some, you are born either a willow or an oak. Although I sometimes have shades of the willow in my personality, I was born...
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Kylie Sprott
Feb 14, 20232 min read
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Or maybe just sage! To my absolute delight, I received wonderful news this morning. The flat has now been painted and the vision of sage...
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Kylie Sprott
Feb 11, 20232 min read
Every moment is a fresh beginning
Things are moving pretty quickly in my flat now and it is amazing to see the transformation. Even from the other side of the world, I...
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Kylie Sprott
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Here comes the rain again
In the never ending kaleidoscope that is Bute, the weather has shifted once more. Although I am currently sweltering in humid and hot...
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Kylie Sprott
Jan 21, 20232 min read
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Right now, things are looking beautifully white on Bute. The images of Rothesay, Bute and the Kyles of Bute blanketed in snow is such a...
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Kylie Sprott
Jan 5, 20232 min read
Ready, set, go!
So the new year is off to a cracking start. And although the days may be short right now in Scotland, they are seemingly very productive....
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Kylie Sprott
Nov 26, 20224 min read
Master Plaster
In the words of Stevie Wonder: "You ask me am I happy. Well as matter of fact. I can say that I'm ecstatic. 'Cause we all just made a...
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Kylie Sprott
Oct 28, 20222 min read
Set wide the window. Let me drink the day!
I think author Edith Wharton was onto something with that quote. There is something entirely magical about looking out the window and...
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Kylie Sprott
Oct 15, 20222 min read
The painter, the plumber and the apprentice
This week we uncovered another hidden treasure in the flat. This time it was behind the wall paper, which is being carefully removed...
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Kylie Sprott
Oct 8, 20223 min read
Feel the fear
Every now and then, a feeling of fear creeps in. I wonder what I have done and whether or not this was actually a good idea. It all...
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Kylie Sprott
Sep 28, 20221 min read
Running up that hill
According to Trish, there was a bit of a hill in my kitchen flat. And although I am a Kate Bush fan, I am pretty keen to have a level...
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Kylie Sprott
Sep 17, 20222 min read
If these walls could talk
Work continues at the Kyles of Bute flat. To be entirely honest, I am thrilled at the cracking pace. Even though every day seems to...
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