I’ve stopped skipping breakfast. I’ve decided it’s not a very good way to lose weight and apparently there’s […]
The news from America that Republicans voted almost overwhelmingly to acquit Donald Trump, although expected, is frightening for […]
We’ve just had a lovely weekend at the Barley Bothy: a little hut on a strawberry and sheep […]
Daniel turned 13 this week. They say it gets hard again when kids become teenagers. We’ve been enjoying […]
Elizabeth has applied to be on a Scratch game creator team at school. She completed the application form […]
Sustainability in dog food is becoming a thing. The dogs we look after always come with their own […]
We took our Aussie visitor to Braemar for a walk up Creag Coinnich today. Creag Coinnich is a […]
It’s Burns Night tonight which is an annual celebration of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. I think it’s […]
I have been on the 16/8 diet for a few weeks now. This diet lets you eat whatever […]
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 […]
