Gourmet Mexican Evening

Having spent 9 hours in the garden preparing flower beds for planting and John also busy catching up with his schoolwork, we were treated to a delicious meal lovingly produced by our student guests.

Board game evening with Guests

Kristen and Dani are now fully-fledged teachers in the U.S. Yi-Wei is now a qualified doctor at ARI in Aberdeen.

Kristen and Dani from Montana, USA, Morag from Crieff, Perthshire and Yi-Wei from Malaysia having fun playing Upwords

Jamie and Cat

Jamie and Cat who live and work in Edinburgh, spent a relaxing weekend on 26/27 April in Dornoch and the surrounding area. Jamie really enjoyed reminiscing and showing Cat familiar places from childhood holidays.

Michael, Charles and Neville with Kristen, American student

These three friends from Yorkshire spent a week at Auchlea and toured the area golfing and sightseeing. Kristen enjoyed meeting them, hearing their English accents and had fun observing their competitive spirit.

Glendocherty

Kristen Waarvik and Dani Fleming, both student teachers from Montana, USA enjoying a day out in the West Coast with Fiona as the chauffeur.

John's 60th birthday on 9th March at the Marriott Hotel, Dyce, Aberdeen with all his family.

Snow at Auchlea

There is a blanket of snow in the garden this morning but the crocuses are still peeping through.

Breakfast at Auchlea

Students teachers staying at Auchlea whilst working at the local Academy.

Cullen Skink Recipe

Ingredients

2 Smoked haddock
2 pints veg stock
1 leek finely chopped and/or chives
5 medium potatoes chopped
10 fl single cream
freshly ground black pepper

Serve with homemade oatcakes.

Kristen Waarvik

She is an American student teacher from Montana, U.S. currently working in the Maths department at Dornoch Academy. She enjoyed Scott McRoberts, the S.U. staff worker speaking at assembly on Monday, 17th March.

my first blog with Rene's help

Rene Looper show me how to set up a blog with google and hopefully this will be beneficial to my business. He has also convinced me that wireless internet is something that more and more guests are requesting and that Auchlea needs to get. To find out more about his business skills go to

www.TuMinds.com