I have been on the 16/8 diet for a few weeks now. This diet lets you eat whatever […]
Category Archive: Journal
I had a funny dream last night that I was on a train and Prince Charles was on […]
There’s a lot of misinformation spreading on social media about the Australian bushfires. One is that the Green […]
Climate change is like borrowing money and getting into debt. Consider this: you borrow a large sum of […]
Last time we visited Loch Muick it was so windy we had to shout at one another to […]
These graphs from the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology show how hot and dry Australia has become. […]
I feel wretched for the millions of human and non-human animals who are suffering through the bushfire crisis […]
It’s the end of a decade today, depending on how you count. Ben tells me the twenties don’t […]
I’ve spent the past few days crocheting while binge-watching Downton Abbey. It has been a wonderfully enjoyable way […]
I always like to write about what we did for Christmas each year because it creates a record […]
I got this terrific present from Ben for Christmas today. It contains 6 bars of my favourite chocolate […]
Last week we were invited to Elizabeth’s school to listen to them sing and to explore their classroom […]
I went to my allotment today having not been there for a few weeks. I picked some leeks […]
It’s lebkuchen time of year which means it’s time to share my recipe. It has become a tradition […]
Australia is the hottest place on Earth right now. Bushfires are raging across the country destroying homes and […]
Australia recorded its hottest day EVER on Wednesday with a national average temperature of 40.9C. Paradoxically, the front […]
This morning we walked up East Lomond Hill in Fife. It was a pretty short walk from the […]
We’ve had the most relaxing weekend at the Pillars of Hercules Bothy just outside Falkland. The bothy is […]
Falkland is an historic village in Fife, Scotland, about an hour’s drive north from Edinburgh. A friend recommended […]
I am profoundly disappointed with the election result this morning. The Conservatives under Boris Johnson lack integrity and […]
