Our new But 'n' Ben home (almost)

Yesterday I got out of bed at 4:30am to catch the first flight from Gatwick to Glasgow.  Notice I didn't say "woke up".... that would imply I actually got some sleep, which I didn't.  Isn't it always the case when you need to get up early?  Anyway the trip entailed flying up, at 7am, taking a hire car to Aberfoyle, seeing a cottage to rent, returning the car just after noon then flying back home.  Efficiency at its most efficient.

We're going into rental until we decide where to live permanently and find a house/plot.  That gets us up there and living the lifestyle.  I think it's unlikely we'll find somewhere else to rent that meets our needs like this one.  We're after somewhere that lets me go off on reccy trips to suss out potential cafe locations, and Jan to work from home but also fly to London without too much pain.  The cottage is 50 mins from both Glasgow and Edinburgh airports, has wifi included AND allows the cats - something we've found is a bit rare.  It has two bedrooms, not one, so strictly speaking its not a But 'n' Ben, but I don't think the Broons would be sticklers for that minor detail!  And we still get to be in the moooontains, what with Aberfoyle being the gateway to the Trossachs. 

Fingers crossed our buyers pull their fingers out and exchange contracts this week so we can get moving soon.