The Kingdom of Fife - Order

 Last day in the Kingdom. Christmas and New Year's is over. Time for order. Time for organizing and packing and clearing out. January 2nd and time to put away the ornaments from the tree, take down the cards, pack up the new tweeds, the photography books, the cashmere socks. How lucky we are to have friends, lots of them, in this remarkable village of Pittenweem.

Next summer Ian Hamilton Finlay's genius work of art, LITTLE SPARTA will be open again. http://www.littlesparta.co.uk/home.htm

 If you haven't been, you must go. Take the 702 South of Edinburgh to the Dunsyre turn off and follow the road all the way through twists and turns to the car park below. I cannot show you photographs as I do not have permission, but LITTLE SPARTA "is a place of contemplation and receptiveness." Please go visit while you have the opportunity. It takes a lot to keep this work of genius going.

Goodbye to the Fife Coastal Path

 Goodbye to tide in at the west shore

 Goodbye to a windy day view from the park

Goodbye to the Dovecote

Goodbye to Kellie Castle and Garden

 to the Anstruther fishery museum

to the R & A in St. Andrews, home of golf, where the course meets the city in a square of green.

 to the chariots of fire beach

   to Elie beach, tide out

to Kellie Castle again, my love, a distinctive element of the National Trust

the Lorimer sculpture studio

Kellie in summer

St. Monans church

the St. Monans windmill at the salt pans

Elie beach, tide out

a secret drive off the Anstruther road

St. Andrews beach in the winter moonlight

Pittenweem Parish in winter

the Christmas day harbor

 the same lovely summer drive

Cambo house, magnificent....goodbye to all these lovely things in the Kingdom of Fife, and to my spectacular friends, you all know who you are.....see you very very soon. lots of love, Kathleen