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The Road to Diamond, Day 333, Part I: Round Houses in the Mist

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October 26, 2025, Edinburgh- We had a fine Scottish breakfast, on this misty morning. Again, there was no haggis-and nary a bit of porridge. Scrambled eggs, a small bit of bacon and grilled tomatoes filled the bill, along with Alan’s fresh-baked bread and plum jam-plus cheese.

Lisa then took me on a tour of Findhorn’s round houses and small gardens. Here is a look at some of these.

Round home, Findhorn Eco Village. Lisa said this house is presently unoccupied.
Wishing Stone, Findhorn Eco Village. Here is a good place for meditation, on a fine day. (Above and below)
Lisa at the Wishing Stone
This round house is near my lodging of last night.
A wee bit of foliage
Two more round houses
Findhorn Forest
Inside a gathering place
Inside Meditation Round House. The similarity of this and another such house with Indigenous American round houses is remarkable.
A “hobbit house” (Above and below)
Community Center
Open meditation centre
Open meditation centre
Another sacred space and standing stone, an ARK (Area of Restorative Kindness) above and below

This is the sort of place where one goes for restoration. Thankfully, I need not board a plane to find such a space. There are ARKs of this sort, just about anywhere one might go in the world, and we have our share in the Southwest U.S. I will return here again, if it be the Divine Will, yet in the meantime, it makes me all the more appreciative of sacred spaces closer to Home Base.

I bid farewell to Lisa, Alan and Pupak- and boarded a train bound for Edinburgh, via Aberdeen. The magic was not done with me yet.