A New Zealander living in Scotland who loves cargo bikes
The kids have discovered our chocolate stash. We decided to find a new hiding spot but as we walked home from the shop with renewed supplies of said chocolate Ben … Continue reading How to hide chocolate from the kids
Nearly a quarter of the population of the UK has now received at least one dose of the vaccine. This is great news and something we can all feel pleased … Continue reading Vaccinate me, please!
Thankfully the Easter Bunny is a key worker in Scotland and he really outdid himself at our house with an Easter Egg trail, complete with clues! These were my clues … Continue reading Happy Easter!
I got this terrific present from Ben for Christmas today. It contains 6 bars of my favourite chocolate with this prescription. It’s just as well I’m married to a doctor.
We saw a video online the other day about making your own chocolate marshmallow biscuits and we decided to give it a try today. It’s very easy and requires only … Continue reading Decadent choc marshmallow biscuits
Is this a rusty pair of pliers? Am I eating a rusty spanner? No, I am not eating a rusty spanner. It’s a chocolate gift that Santa brought for me. … Continue reading Rusty pliers or something else?
I’ve got a work trip to Spain coming up and I’ve been looking for places to book for dinner since we’ll be a large group. However many of the restaurants … Continue reading When is a reasonable time to eat dinner?
One of our favourite things to do is to cycle out to Newton Dee on the Deeside cycleway. It’s about 5 miles along an old train line and at Newton … Continue reading Deeside cycleway and vegan chocolate
I turned 40 yesterday; I’m officially middle-aged. I didn’t do anything exciting other than eat almost an entire box of chocolates. I didn’t even feel sick and I’m unlikely to … Continue reading I ate a box of chocolates yesterday
I’m turning 40 next month. If anyone wants to send me a present I like flowers and chocolate. The gym I signed up with for the purposes of teaching my … Continue reading Turning 40
Elizabeth drew this picture of Creeper’s family (I especially love “bruver”. She still pronounces “th” like a “v”): I’ve eaten too much chocolate this past week. I’m never eating any … Continue reading Creeper family
I’ve never understood how someone could have a box of chocolates in their fridge for more than a few days. How do they do it? Give me a box of … Continue reading If there’s a car in the fridge …
This recipe is too good not to share, is very easy to make and uses ingredients that most of us already have in the pantry. Biscuit base 1/2 cup rice … Continue reading Vegan toothpaste and poo cake (a.k.a choc-mint slice)
