My first blog!

Life in Scotland is good. I have been here since 1973, baggage and all. I was 24 when I arrived from my native Denmark, so you could say that I have been here most of my adult life. My accent is still quite strong, probably because I brought up my three children to be bilingual, and which was a successful undertaking. They are now grown up and doing well for themselves.
I have adapted to living my life in Scotland, brought my Danish baggage and combined the lifestyles in my own way. I was brought up in a small provincial town with our garden reaching the beach. My childhood summers were beautiful, the garden was full of fruit and vegetables, and the sea was warm. Swimming, rowing and sailing were part of life. In the winter we went ice-skating and skiing. In the cold winter evenings my mother taught me to knit and sow. In the summer she was busy preserving fruit and vegetables from the garden. All these activities and skills have been in good stead for living in rural Scotland.
I shall continue later. I have a long story to tell.