Bit of a tragedy today. A Pine Marten or fox got into the chicken coop overnight and killed all the chickens! Only Dicken (the duck who thinks he is a chicken is left).  Anyone know where I can get more chickens?

Just making sure the sauce was ok for dinner

Although I was stuck in the kitchen all night we had a great New Year party at Kirnan.

Guests at Kirnan Hogmanay 2011

Thanks to all who attended!

We had a particularly good salmon season this year. More and more fish are trurning to the River Add now that netting has been stopped at the mouth and off Ireland. In total we had 37 salmon, mostly grilse among six anglers. Now looking forward to the new season which starts in February. Below is a photo of the river in December, full of ice.

Salmon fishing has been spectacular this week on our little river.

Eight fish caught including these two by my own hand