After a long, long comfortable night’s sleep, I made a start on the house-hunting this morning with visits to two local estate agents. There are some properties I’d like to take a look at so I hope we can arrange some viewings for the next few days. I’m going to have to remember to keep my phone switched on so I can pick up messages!
I found a smallish convenient supermarket in the main street, quite near to my lovely rented flat, and to my delight discovered an Aberdeen delicacy I haven’t tasted in years: Butteries! These are a Scottish kind of croissant. Not crescent-shaped but round and flat. Buttery, as the name suggests, and salty and very delicious. I’m planning on having two with some hot soup for my supper.
After lunch, I headed up to the amazing Caithness archive facility, NUCLEUS.
I’m not really ready to do much more than wide reading round the period (1883?) and topics I think might appear in the next book, so I only wanted to discover what resources might be available to me. And catch up with the team, of course!
From there I took myself on my first ever visit to the very wonderful new public library, where the reference librarian gave me a guided tour of the vast and eclectic store of books and materials in my subject area – and of the huge swimming pool and workout facilities located in the same building. I reckon it’s a great idea to have them side by side. I can imagine myself working on research till my shoulders cramp, then going for a swim, or maybe a workout on an exercise bike or rowing machine!
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