I started blogging into 2013, which feels like a lifetime ago now.  I was blogging about property, as I was writing about property and interiors as a journalist at that time, and then two years later I developed the blog to focus on interior design and architecture.

Naturally, my interests evolved over the years. We moved from Edinburgh to East Lothian in 2018 and spent more time walking along this coastline - and visiting places further afield too. I felt that the blog needed to reflect this shift, so I started writing about our walks, these landscapes and ever-changing seascapes, and the adventures shared with our boys (wirehaired dachshunds) Harris and Bracken - as featured on The World According To Harris.

Our lives changed when Harris left us in October 2023 after a devastating illness, and then, in April 2024, we lost our boy Bracken following a longer term, progressive illness that we only discovered in January.

I stopped blogging after Harris passed. My words left me. An unexpected loss in the wake of a profound loss. It’s the first time in my life where words simply… escaped me. I missed writing. While I write on Instagram, that’s never quite the same as longer form content. I missed sharing our walks and our simple adventures. I also missed writing about the importance of these natural places in resetting us, nourishing us physically and also mentally - perhaps especially mentally, and I appreciate this on a deeper level now.

All of this led me here, to this blog, grounding places. This is a space to share our walks and moments from life on the coast, and also our journeys around Scotland (and beyond) as we adventure further afield with Rafferty and Oakley - who are related, back down through the generations, to Harris and Bracken.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy spending some time here. Do get in touch if you have any questions or simply want to say hello.

~ Fiona.