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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
We've had a Burns supper every year for several years now; since I discovered this is a thing in Scotland although I've never been to an official one and I so we could be doing it all wrong. For us, it's a nice excuse to have vegetarian haggis with lots of roast vegetables, drink whisky,… Continue reading Burns supper 2022
It was Robert Burns' birthday on January 25th and Scots celebrate it with a Burns supper. This is fast becoming one of my favourite annual events, perhaps because it doesn't have the same heavy expectations that come with Christmas. We celebrated it a bit late because the 25th fell on Monday this year and we're… Continue reading Burns supper 2021
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
I managed to clock up over 12,000 steps on my Fitbit yesterday while sitting on my butt. It's not like the last time I boasted about doing exercise without doing any exercise - last time I really did exercise, thanks to active travel. However yesterday we used the car-club car to get around and so I… Continue reading Scottish poetry and highland dancing
It's the 25th January today which in Scotland means it's Burns Night. This is an annual celebration of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. It's not a public holiday here but that doesn't mean it's any less a special day for Scots. It's typically celebrated with haggis, whisky, tartan, and of course poetry. Every year at… Continue reading Burns night
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 Burns night in Scotland today. January 25th is an annual celebration of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. In school the children tasted some Scottish foods and learnt one of his poems off by heart. Daniel has come such a long way since we first moved here. In our first year he protested vehemently about having to learn a… Continue reading Robert Burns Night and Donald Trump
The Scottish village of Aberfeldy is renowned for being the inspiration for Robert Burns' poem, The Birks of Aberfeldy. A birk is the Scottish word for a beech tree and the Birks of Aberfeldy is a forested walk along Moness gorge. We did the walk this afternoon and met Robert Burns along the way. He's… Continue reading The Birks of Aberfeldy
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
I wasn't thinking very clearly last week and I did a lot of dumb things. I blame a lack of physical activity. Busby was out of action for a few days due to frozen brakes and when I did go out for a bike ride I had to cycle very slowly because of the ice.… Continue reading Exercise makes you smarter and Robert Burns
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