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Last weekend when I took Elizabeth to highland dance I decided to cycle her in Hoss, our cargo bike, because the bike path was looking icy and I thought it would be safer. Big mistake. The bike path near our house wasn't too bad but the further we got from the city centre the icier… Continue reading The icy Deeside Way and an ant drowns in honey
Elizabeth competed in the Robert Burns World Federation North East of Scotland schools competition today. She recited The Banks O' Doon by Robert Burns and did marvellously. She came third and got a bronze medal. I took a video. The standard was high and there was lots of tough competition so we're very proud of… Continue reading Elizabeth got a bronze medal
It's Burns Night tonight which is an annual celebration of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. I think it's traditionally called a Burns Supper but we've never been to one before so we were not 100% sure what's meant to happen. However, we have an Australian visitor joining us for the weekend so we did some… Continue reading I finally got my husband to wear a skirt
It's that time of year again when the kids have to learn a poem at school for Burns Night which is the annual celebration of Robert Burns. The first year we arrived here Daniel was very disgruntled about having to learn a poem by heart. "Why do I have to do this", he asked, "What… Continue reading Scots Wha Hae
It's that time of year again when Scotland celebrates Robert Burns with a Burns night or Burns supper, as they call it. These are typically held on the 25th January, the poet's birthday, and each year school children are required to learn one of his poems as part of their education. Last year we had to… Continue reading Robert Burns
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