Stuartfield.

An obvious winner in village in bloom. Stuartfield is a lovely village. And it has a pub. The Crichie Inn also offers food and every month there is a folk club. Stuartfield was called Crichie but now takes its name from the Laird, Geordie Burnett- Stuart. Many villages around have old names which have been changed to acknowledge the local laird's input in new building, albeit a few centuries ago, following the Highland Clearing. The Laird built the houses and work places, libraries, schools, for the people being moved from the Highlands. The old names are often from the Doric language, and are still used by some, which gets a bit confusing!
History lesson over for today.
Yesterday I baked biscuits/cookies for the guest room courtesy trays, cherry oaties. We also tried out a gluten free bread (we make our own bread) as we have a guest due who has a gluten free diet. An egg is used with the gluten free flour which results in a golden loaf. I wonder if it would come out this colour if the egg was not free range from 'The Girls' in the garden.