{"id":1959,"date":"2026-01-26T09:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/?page_id=1959"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:09:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the new home of Scotty\u2019s blog, imaginatively now called <a href=\"http:\/\/Scottysblog.com\">Scottysblog.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started this back in 2008 when I was first diagnosed, as a way to update people about how things were going. Amazingly, I\u2019m somehow still posting on here now, with a heady mix of snapshots of my social life, what\u2019s happening with H &amp; S at home, Miss Maddie\u2019s adventures, other general shenanigans and yes, still some health updates when they\u2019re needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a ferret through any of the posts that are of interest &#8211; and if you don&#8217;t feature in any recent ones, it\u2019s a sign to get something in the diary v v soon!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love, Scotty x<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5A96C337-C1B2-408A-A768-8792F8B0FDC7_1_105_c-1-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5A96C337-C1B2-408A-A768-8792F8B0FDC7_1_105_c-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5A96C337-C1B2-408A-A768-8792F8B0FDC7_1_105_c-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5A96C337-C1B2-408A-A768-8792F8B0FDC7_1_105_c-1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/home\/our-last-week-in-spain\/\">Our Last Week In Spain<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-28T18:17:53+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 28, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/93F320E8-3988-47A3-AAF0-B9536E797C44_4_5005_c-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/93F320E8-3988-47A3-AAF0-B9536E797C44_4_5005_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/93F320E8-3988-47A3-AAF0-B9536E797C44_4_5005_c.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/home\/our-final-guests\/\">Our final guests<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-14T12:31:58+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 14, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-03-at-6.47.24-PM-300x288.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-03-at-6.47.24-PM-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-03-at-6.47.24-PM.png 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/home\/a-lightning-visit-home\/\">A Lightning Visit Home<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-03T16:48:50+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 3, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/77FD4632-94D4-4195-B5C7-F91A4A66035B.heic\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/home\/los-cinco-blancos\/\">Los Cinco Blancos<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-28T11:36:15+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 28, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCA3F4C5-1C38-466E-9FE6-2BBA2B61AD9E_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCA3F4C5-1C38-466E-9FE6-2BBA2B61AD9E_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCA3F4C5-1C38-466E-9FE6-2BBA2B61AD9E_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FCA3F4C5-1C38-466E-9FE6-2BBA2B61AD9E_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/scottysblog.com\/home\/our-week-with-fi-rich\/\">Our week with Fi &amp; 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