Cheyenne's Back Yard

I visited with Cheyenne again, and look what she has in her back yard...castle remains!

Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh

A set of blank cards with Margaret MacDonald’s (Mackintosh’s wife) gesso designs that I purchased several years ago is what originally drew me explore Mackintosh’s designs. Charlotte, from Ed Miller’s Tour, got me excited about seeing A House for an Art Lover in addition to the School of Art and the Willow Tea Room.

Tree of Life

The Tree of Life imagery figures prominantly.

Posthumous Recreation

This house was built posthumously. Charles Mackintosh originally submitted preliminary sketches and designs as part of a contest. When this house was built, designers and architects needed to look at Mackintosh’s original designs and reconstruct what the intentions would have been, since detailed plans were never drawn up.

House for an Art Lover

Today was the long drive from Inverness to Glasgow. This was the only day I was free to see the House for an Art Lover designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. I had already gotten cued in from Charlotte and Sarah from our tour group that they sometimes changed the hours of operation for special events. Good thing I called last week, because they had a wedding today and had shortened hours.

Sunset

After these wonderful afternoon rambles, Sue made some ham sandwiches with coarse ground mustard and cucumber slices on whole grain bread she had gotten in Kirkwall on the Orkney Mainland. The sunset was beautiful as I was leaving at 10:30 p.m. I have loved these long days where the sun rises before 4:00 a.m. and sets so late in the evening.

Brodie Castle

And then John thought of nearby Brodie Castle that also has a stone on the grounds with Pictish Carvings.