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By Rachel M Posted on August 21, 2020August 27, 2020

Privacy versus lockdown

There is a new outbreak at a chicken processing plant in Perthshire. It’s disappointing that we use the euphamism “chicken processing plant” rather than slaughterhouse which is what it is. … Continue reading Privacy versus lockdown

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, covid, lockdown, pandemic, privacy, test and trace, virus
By Rachel M Posted on August 19, 2020August 27, 2020

Test and trace needs to be better

Aberdeen is going into its third week of lockdown now. Nicola Sturgeon announced today that although cases have fallen here there are still too many to lift the restrictions. According … Continue reading Test and trace needs to be better

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, covid-19, pandemic, Scotland, test and trace, virus
By Rachel M Posted on August 12, 2020

Lake Polmuir

There’s lots of news today. We got woken by a massive thunderstorm this morning with torrential rain. The rain was so heavy that many streets in Aberdeen and Stonehaven  flooded. … Continue reading Lake Polmuir

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, covid, derailment, flood, flooding, pandemic, Polmuir Road, rain, storm, train, virus
By Rachel M Posted on August 5, 2020August 27, 2020

Aberdeen back in lockdown

Another lockdown has been imposed on Aberdeen today after a local outbreak starting at The Hawthorn Bar on Holburn Street. This is actually very close to us but none of … Continue reading Aberdeen back in lockdown

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, covid-19, lockdown, pandemic, pub, schools, virus
By Rachel M Posted on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020

Running club, trees on Union Street, a royal vintage wedding dress

Someone at work started a running club challenge last week and since I’ve been running every day anyway I decided to sign up. I’m chuffed to say I’ve been at … Continue reading Running club, trees on Union Street, a royal vintage wedding dress

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, Princess Beatrice, running, Strava, Union Street, wedding dress
By Rachel M Posted on July 5, 2020

Union Street, face masks, and cat litter boxes

There are more changes happening in Aberdeen. Yesterday on my usual bike ride into the city centre I discovered the top of Bon Accord Street has been taken over with … Continue reading Union Street, face masks, and cat litter boxes

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, cat litter, cat litter boxes, face masks, Union Street
By Rachel M Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

Strawberries galore, in the paper, and changes afoot

It’s Friday already. I don’t know where the week has gone. We’re getting so many strawberries just from our backyard right now. They almost spread like weeds here. This is … Continue reading Strawberries galore, in the paper, and changes afoot

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, beach, cycling, media, Scotland, strawberries
By Rachel M Posted on June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

Aberdeen beach

I cycled to the beach today and It was nice to see vast empty scenes along the waterfront after the crowded images that emerged from Bournemouth last week. I would … Continue reading Aberdeen beach

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, beach, Marks & Spencer, North Sea, ocean, sea
By Rachel M Posted on May 30, 2020

Union Street is closed to cars | Pics by the River Dee

The Aberdeen City Council was awarded a £1.76million grant to widen pavements, install temporary bike lanes, and build one-way walking systems – all to create space for social distancing during … Continue reading Union Street is closed to cars | Pics by the River Dee

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, covid-19, epidemic, pandemic, physical distancing, River Dee, social distancing, Union Street
By Rachel M Posted on May 24, 2020

Haircuts, avocados, allotments, scones, and buying undies

I gave Daniel a haircut today. His hair was annoying him and he’s been asking for a haircut for several weeks. I don’t think he’s going to be a grungy … Continue reading Haircuts, avocados, allotments, scones, and buying undies

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, allotment, avocado, Bonobo, haircut, house plants, lockdown, M&S, pandemic, scones
By Rachel M Posted on May 2, 2020May 2, 2020

A walk around Aberdeen harbour to Torry battery

We dragged the children out of the house against their will and walked to Torry Battery today, an artillery battery that was used as a defensible barracks for Aberdeen from … Continue reading A walk around Aberdeen harbour to Torry battery

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, beach, dolphins, oil, seagulls, Torry, Torry Battery
By Rachel M Posted on April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

City mobility index and the adaptability of kids

Citymapper has a mobility index which gives a graphical illustration of how locked down cities are over time. The data comes from public transport trips planned in the Citymapper app. … Continue reading City mobility index and the adaptability of kids

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, covid-19, lockdown, online school, pandemic
By Rachel M Posted on April 7, 2020

All humans must self-isolate by order of the Daleks

I saw this on Twitter yesterday. I don’t know where it was taken but it’s obviously somewhere in the UK – the scenery, the sky, the houses, the signs, and … Continue reading All humans must self-isolate by order of the Daleks

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, Bonobo, covid19, education, pandemic, school, Scotland, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on March 26, 2020

What the kids have done in their first week of quarantine

Day 4 of quarantine and Elizabeth said to me today, “Quarantine is going pretty well”. She may feel differently after several months of this. For me, it has been rather … Continue reading What the kids have done in their first week of quarantine

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, children, eduction, home school, lockdown, pandemic, quarantine, Scotland, Scratch
By Rachel M Posted on March 20, 2020

Cycling to the rescue

It’s the last day of school today for goodness knows how long but it’s not all bad. There are some benefits to this virus. For instance, there’s noticeably less traffic … Continue reading Cycling to the rescue

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, COVID2019, cycling, pandemic, traffic, virus
By Rachel M Posted on March 19, 2020

19th March 2020 update #COVID2019

Schools will be closing on Friday this week for the foreseeable future. It’s unlikely they will open again before the summer holidays which means they’ll be shut until August and … Continue reading 19th March 2020 update #COVID2019

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, covid, education, food, groceries, online shopping, pandemic, schools, Scotland, supermarkets
By Rachel M Posted on March 6, 2020

Ventilation shaft on Justice Mill Lane

On Justice Mill Lane in Aberdeen is this lovely pole. I’ve always admired it and wondered what it was. Ben recently borrowed a book about Aberdeen from the local library … Continue reading Ventilation shaft on Justice Mill Lane

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, art, design, street furniture, tunnels, urban design, ventilation
By Rachel M Posted on February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

Sometimes we need pancakes for dinner

I’m really snowed under with work and cycling-related activities right now that I couldn’t be bothered cooking dinner tonight and since I’m the parent I get to decide what we … Continue reading Sometimes we need pancakes for dinner

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, cooking, cycling, event, pancakes, recipe, Reclaim the Streets, Scotland, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on February 2, 2020

A weekend at the Barley Bothy

We’ve just had a lovely weekend at the Barley Bothy: a little hut on a strawberry and sheep farm near Huntly. You can watch the making of the hut on … Continue reading A weekend at the Barley Bothy

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Barley Bothy, glamping, hot tub, pellet-fired, pizza oven, Scotland, wood-fired
By Rachel M Posted on October 6, 2019

An open letter to the Aberdeen City Council about South College Street

This past week I have felt very frustrated with the Aberdeen City Council after I read about their plans to spend £5.5 million adding another lane for private motor vehicles … Continue reading An open letter to the Aberdeen City Council about South College Street

Categories: Aberdeen, CyclingTags: Aberdeen, cycling, induced demand, roads, traffic, transport

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