Autumn Leaves North Fife

Autumn leaves north fife. Today was unseasonally warm and very pleasant. On leaving my local medical clinic after receiving my free seasonal flu vaccine how lovely it was to walk on mainly Cherry tree leaf strewn paths, akin to flower petals or confetti. Brilliant! As the effects of the vaccination merged with my being my drive home was more measured and slow. Worth every lingering moment to enjoy the natural delights as below.





On the road from Rathillet House via Stirton to the Gauldry - Hazelton road one encounters views such as these.





Rich golden beech tree leaves.

Steel Pulse Photographs

David Hinds, Mover and shaker of Steel Pulse. Today at random I trawled through my photographic archive and along with others scanned in this image. Taken in the mid 70s in Staffordshire at a gig where they were supporting group to Bob Marley, quite heady days given the recreational activities. I have fond memories.

Ladyburn House Skinners Steps for sale Cupar North Fife

Ladyburn House Skinners Steps for sale Cupar North Fife



Offers around £280,000

A charming traditional detached villa set within mature walled garden grounds. The property has off street parking and old dairy outbuildings. Ladyburn villa is located a short distance from the centre and train station.

Reception hallway. Lounge. Family room. Dining room. Kitchen. Four bedrooms. Bathroom. Utility room. WC/cloaks. GCH & DG

Property Ref : ladyburn
Property Type : Detached
Public Rooms : 3
Bedrooms : 4
Garage : no
Garden : yes

HOME REPORT AVAILABLE
Pagan Osborne is delighted to offer this attractive Victorian detached villa set within mature garden grounds. The property offers off street parking for numerous cars and has former dairy houses which may be renovated (subject to necessary planning consents). The accommodation is formed over two levels which comprises on the ground level; entrance vestibule, reception hallway, lounge with feature traditional stone fireplace, family room, open plan dining room/kitchen, double bedroom with built in storage, utility room and WC/cloaks. A turreted staircase leads to the first floor accommodation which comprises three double bedrooms and four piece bathroom. A "Ramsay style" ladder leads to a floored attic which has power and light supply. Externally there is a sweeping driveway which leads to the front and side of the property. The established garden to the front is enclosed with traditional stone walls and is laid with lawn. This garden contains various mature trees, plants and shrubbery. The gardens to the rear have two former dairy buildings which may be developed (subject to necessary planning consents). Also to the rear is an enclosed secret garden area which has a summerhouse and various plants/shrubbery. Extra parking is provided for two cars behind one of the traditional outhouses. Cupar town centre and railway station (which provides links to Edinburgh) are positioned within 1 ½ miles. The property is completed by gas central heating. Pagan Osborne highly recommends viewings to appreciate the accommodation on offer and a Home Report is available upon request.
Photographs

Contact
Pagan Osborne Property Services
Solicitors and Estate Agents
1 Crossgate
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4HA

Tel : 01334 656525
Fax : 01334 654119

E-mail : property-cupar@pagan.co.uk
Website : www.paganosborne.com

Alexander McDonald at The Silo Cupar Arts Festival

Cupar Arts Festival North Fife.



Alexander McDonald busy at his adjustments amid an installation by Kathy Watts, showcasing the unique acoustic qualities and resonate harmonics of the giant cylindrical space of the silo itself. A recording has been made in the feedback mixer to include spurious sound additions of people present within the silo merging with the hidden frequencies, to be replayed to the space below containing an installation of sugar barcode videos by Anton Beaver.



Alexander having a twiddle.
For all of those who ventured into this space required exploit, the access was via a steep metal ladder through a "mind your head" concrete floor way into relative darkness, compared to my previous visit it posed no problem, this time there were others, quite different to being alone and without external sound.

North Fife Blog Albatross

I rarely browse but tonight I came upon this.
There is no accounting for taste. This is a clear illustration of how incidental litter impacts on other life forms. Please look and hopefully it will cause you to be more mindful as it has for myself.

Buckthorn North Fife

It's still fruit picking time and today I am delighted to have come across an abundance of Buckthorn fruits on my way to Perth from my home in north fife. My usual site to gather is near the sea at Tentsmuir forest. There the production is less, maybe because the bushes grow in the sand dunes or others get there first, humans or birds. Such are the beneficial qualities
of the fruit, I planted several in my garden 2 years ago, they haven't fruited yet maybe because there are male and female plants and mine are all male. The most assured way is to propagate cuttings from known females.

Latin Name
Hippophae rhamnoides L.

Family
Elaeagnaceae

Common Names

Sea buckthorn, Siberian pineapple, Sea Berry, Sandthorn or Swallowthorn

Habitat

It is native from northwestern Europe, through central Asia to the Altai Mountains to western and northern China and the northern Himalayas.

Historic Uses

Used in ancient Greece as a fodder for horses to promote weight gain and a shiny coat. In fact, the generic Latin name "Hippophae" literally translates to "shiny horse".
Sea buckthorn has been used for centuries in both Europe and Asia as food; and for its pharmaceutical properties.
Anecdotal reports indicate sea buckthorn was used in ancient times to:
Lower fever, reduce inflammation, counteract toxicity and abscesses, and clean the lungs.
Treat colds and coughs.
Treat tumours and growths, especially of the stomach and the oesophagus.

Functional Food

Juice from sea buckthorn berries is a common drink in many parts of Asia and Europe. The juice is very high in protein, vitamins C and E, and organic acids.
The leaves, either fresh or dried, can be steeped to yield a nutritional tea.
The leaves, young branches and fruit pulp can be used as animal fodder.

Medicinal

Topical application of sea buckthorn oil has been reported for skin therapy including sun, heat, chemical and radiation burns, eczema and poorly healing wounds. Russian cosmonauts used sea buckthorn cream for protection from cosmic radiation.
Oil from the sea buckthorn fruit is rich in vitamin E, carotenoids, phytosterols and essential fatty acids, all of which have beneficial medicinal properties for the treatment of internal and topical maladies.

The berries are very profuse as can be seen, the down side are the thorns on older plants causing the picking to be uncomfortable but never the less much worth it.

Luthrie North Fife 2009

Luthrie North Fife, I have always found this stand of Scots Pine trees attractive, running from the right diagonally are Lime Trees taking on autumnal colours so very different from lime green.

Earlier this year a view of Luthrie taken from the Hazelton to Luthrie road with the Hopetoun Monument on the horizon.

Time Capsule Cupar North Fife

Time Capsule Cupar north fife. In doorway along side the Corn Exchange is this notice, I will be long gone but you may want to put it your diary, it will be interesting to see what Cupar Community Council decided what will be relevant to those who follow.

Sharon King and the Nevernevercowboys

Sharon King and the Nevernevercowboys
live at The Steeple, 67 High Street Newburgh North Fife
on Tuesday 27th October 2009 at 7.30pm

launching their new album- Reckless Angels

Tickets £6 from Twist Fibre in advance
or £7 on the door on the night.

There will be a raffle for Steeple funds and refreshments available.



Buy mp3 download Reckless Angels. Reckless Angels
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The Moonzie Allstars Cupar Arts Festival

The Moonzie Allstars, Afro-Celtic and world fusion music. Take a look and listen.


The Moonzie Allstars giving it at The Corn Exchange Cupar Arts Festival. Brilliant, and in no time at all folk were up dancing.

The Silo Cupar Arts Festival North Fife

Cupar Arts Festival Silo, venue for works by Milton Balgonie & Guests, Ewan Morrison, Kathy Watts and Anton Beaver. On Sunday 25th October Alexander McDonald takes on the silo with a sound performance using the resonate harmonies of the structure and the unique acoustics of the upper space.
Outside, situated on the waste ground that accompanies the silo, Louisa Preston places a large metal structure that happily sits in the space as if drawn onto the skyline.
Louisa’s practice uses architectural forms, with a hint of the domestic, to create sublime forms.
Milton Balgoni hosts the Poetry Slam on the closing evening with a storm of quality poets from all corners of the country and manages to deliver an evening of entertainment
that is not to be missed. Ewan Morrison calls himself recovery addict as he takes care of the audience fatigue at the interval, with a tranquil tinkering upstairs.
Meanwhile the bread is baking outside as Kathy’s performance comes to a conclusion, after the sourdough having cured for a month in the silo.
The fire is built and ready to warm the muscles, with projections and lanterns to finish the event visually.

Donations will be welcomed at the door.

Anton Beaver with his installation on the ground floor level in the giant silo. Magnificent columns which have to support the thousands of tons of sugar or grain once housed in there.


Carousel, an arc of video screens showing a continual barcode motion, a comment on the cyclical nature of food production.

Barcode for Sugar.

Exterior of the sugar silo Cupar North Fife. Formerly part of the sugar beet factory Cupar trading estate.