Tag: University

Daniel goes to St Andrews

We installed Daniel into his living quarters at the halls of residence in St Andrews today and spent the day gathering the necessities including the traditional red gown, worn by students at the university since the 1600s. He looks very smart in it. The gown – we’re calling it a Wizard’s cloak – is not…

September 6, 2025
St Andrews offer holder day and McIntosh Halls

We spent yesterday in St Andrews for the University offer holder day. This is a day for students who have received offers from St Andrews and who are either trying to decide which offer to accept or who have already decided and want to learn more about the course and accommodation. Daniel has accepted his…

April 6, 2025
Daniel is going to St Andrews

Daniel got some exciting news last week: he received an offer to study computer science at the University of St Andrews. This was his top choice so he’s planning to accept it and will commence university in September this year. I never imagined I’d one day have a child at St Andrews University. It must…

March 17, 2025
Pigeon rescue, St Andrews, Rufflets, and antique lecture notes

We got back to Aberdeen today after a couple of nights in St Andrews. Daniel wanted to go to the university open day so we decided to make it a short family holiday. More on that later. Far more exciting right now is that not long after arriving back Victoria became obsessed with something behind…

April 4, 2024
Pocket money and pedal power

Elizabeth wants to earn some pocket money so I told her that if she did some jobs around the house we’d give her some money. I suggested that she make her bed and tidy the bedroom so she disappeared for a little while and then came back and said: Elizabeth: Mum, I made my bed, I…

February 7, 2015
The University of Aberdeen

I love universities. I went to kindergarten at a university. When I started school I spent many afternoons at a university since there wasn’t always someone at home to look after us after school so my sister and I went to the university where my father worked – and still does – instead. We would draw pictures on the…

November 16, 2014