Out and About

I’m not much of a one for organised sporty activity. These days it is really difficult to prioritise getting exercise – even though I know that is to my detriment. But when I do, I prefer to go for a walk. Luckily, there are some great places for taking in scenery and getting a good […]

Cycling Adventures

Last summer on our trip to the Cairngorms, we hired bikes and a weehoo trailer for a day’s outing. It was such a hit with the wee guy, that we decided to acquire our own for family cycling adventures. It has not had too much use yet, since the weather has been a bit dodgy and […]

While the Cat’s Away

This summer the Doctor took flight for parts very southern for a month and the wee one and I had to keep ourselves occupied on the weekends in his absence. We had a lot of happy adventures. The time passed rather quickly in reflection, though as we counted the days it did sometimes seem like […]

Friends and Farewells

We were lucky in August to have a visit from our dear friends Julia and Jon from the US. Their visit flew by, but we were glad to show them St Andrews at its sunny gorgeous best (a rare sight this summer!). Here we were perched on the famous pier. It was Edinburgh Fringe Festival time – […]

Olympic Odyssey

Like most of the country, we eagerly anticipated the advent of the London 2012 Olympics. We managed to secure a few tickets for the odd event, and took an unprecedented ten days off work and other responsibilities to make our own Olympic Odyssey journey south…It was a bit of a whirlwind…and the dust is only […]

Early Summer in the Garden

According to good gardening wisdom, one should wait a full year in a new garden before doing anything to it. I am not sure that this advice extends to avoiding weeding, but so far my erratic health and the dreary weather have created a sense of inertia that has meant the poor garden has had […]

Family Wedding Time

June was wedding month. Sadly, our circumstances did not allow us to jet off to Michigan to join our lovely friends Tim and Ruthann on the occasion of their flowery country nuptials. However, since we had missed a few wider-family events in the past couple of years, it was grand to be able to don […]

May Highlights

It seems that the weekends have flown by this month. Summer is not really making much of an appearance. Though from last year, we are not expecting too much! But we have managed the odd outing, including a trip to the bird reserve with friends (which involved some batman antics on the beach and […]

Easter Antics

Easter is a magical time for me. Just like Christmas, I took quite a bit of pleasure in introducing Kaz to the wonderful delights of poking about in the garden looking for chocolatey treats from the Easter Rabbit, eating toasty hot cross buns (this year I made them myself for the first time) and popping […]

London Town

Earlier this month, we ventured south to visit the grandparents and take in some of the sights and sounds of London. This was our first trip the the capital since returning to the UK in 2010, and the first time Kaz would remember his adventures. Not unsurprisingly, it was so much easier to spend time […]