A New Zealander living in Scotland who loves cargo bikes
The Aberdeen City Council has a consultation open until the 19th January 2021 on proposed changes to South College Street. This work is part of a bigger project known as … Continue reading South College Street Consultation
I’ve had less time to write lately. I’ve been trying to do four jobs – my paid full-time job as a product manager for Creative Force, my role as campaigns … Continue reading What’s Rachel been up to lately?
After last Sunday’s disappointing walk in Tullos Wood we went further afield today for a walk in Braemar. The recent snowfall in the highlands has created a winter wonderland and … Continue reading Winter wonderland, Braemar
I was walking around central Aberdeen today and found this crumbly building that had been patched up with lego bricks. Those colored bits are lego. Here’s another photo, zoomed in. … Continue reading Street lego art
We put our Christmas tree up last weekend. It’s the same timber tree we use every year that we bought in the UK several years ago. Unfortunately the company appears … Continue reading O Christmas tree
As part of Giving Tuesday my company encouraged us all to plant a native tree during our work day – they paid for the trees. I was a bit cheeky … Continue reading I planted four trees today
During the lockdown early this year, Ben did a lot of walking around Aberdeen. On one of his walks he discovered a woodland just south of the city in Torry. … Continue reading The farting woods (Tullos Wood)
I love Sundays. This is the one day of the week when none of us is working and there are no extracurricular activities to take children to. We like to … Continue reading Prince Albert’s Cairn
You never know these days when there’ll be another lockdown and all the hair salons will close. With this in mind I decided to take drastic measures and have several … Continue reading New hairdos
We went to the Exclusively Highlands Christmas Fair at Crathes Castle today. It’s a food and craft market that runs every year in the weeks leading up to Christmas at … Continue reading Christmas Fair at Crathes Castle
A friend of mine started cycling around Aberdeen with her young children during lockdown when the roads were quiet and they’ve continued even now the roads are busy again. She … Continue reading Cycling to Aberdeen beach … with children
The world is heaving a collective sigh of relief today. Thank you, America, for electing Joe Biden to be the next president of the United States. We shouldn’t forget, however, … Continue reading Thank you, America
I’m in The Scottish Daily Record today in an article about the state of cycling in Scotland. This is in response to the tragic death of a young woman in … Continue reading In the paper, cat news, a kilt in a cargo bike, Foodstory, and zombies
I’m the most hated parent at Highland Dance. I asked another two motorists today to switch their engines off. They both did and were very good about it but I … Continue reading Engine idling, butt flashing, and balance training
Victoria sleeps in our bed most nights now and I mean literally in our bed. She buries herself under the covers head and all. I don’t know how she can … Continue reading Not a kitten any more, cycling lessons, and in the paper
Last month for the first time ever I was impressed with the Aberdeen city council for installing European-style bike lanes at the beach. This was a first for Aberdeen which … Continue reading I can’t even begin to desribe my frustration and disappointment with Aberdeen city council … again
As regular readers of my blog will know, one of my pet peeves is when people sit in their cars with the engine running. This happens a lot outside primary … Continue reading Engine idling and nobody in London needs an SUV
We went for an amazing walk and picnic today at the Finzean watermills. They’re quite tricky to find because the road doesn’t appear to have a name (it’s referred to … Continue reading A walk at the Finzean watermills
Ben ate cat food. I was refilling the cat food jar with dried biscuits and one of them fell on the bench. Ben has a habit of hoovering up all … Continue reading Of cat food and poo
We got some very exciting news today. The home office emailed us to say: I’m sorry, Britain, but this means you’re now stuck with us! I love living in the … Continue reading There’s no getting rid of me now
