Summer Holidays

This summer has been rather amazingly gorgeous in Scotland. Following a delayed and very cold spring , the uncharacteristically sunny days were a welcome treat. After last year’s gloomy wet non-summer, we felt that the only thing that would make our Scottish existence tenable in future would be to escape somewhere sunny for a week […]

Growing

Hi friends. In the silent months since I last really told you about what we have been up to we have just been muddling through. The lethargy of growing another person has probably made for a rather dull time for the wee guy as I have not been up to much on the weekends since […]

Lake Sojourn

At last our longed for Autumn holiday in the Lake District was upon us. I took a couple of days off work beforehand to let the little one have some at-home time as well as he seems to be more of a home body every day – and it seems hard on him to have […]

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 […]

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 […]

This Moment

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Have a wonderful weekend. See other inspiring moments at Soule Mama.

Summer Visitors

A Scottish summer… The temperatures have not soared above 20degC very often, in fact they hover around the 15degC mark or below most days. The Haar has rolled in from the sea on many an afternoon, obliterating any view of the surrounding area from the house. The growing season is slow and in our experimental first-Fife-foray into […]

Henny Hen Hen…

After the Fearsome Mr Fox encounter a few weeks ago, we really had to find the enduring little Naynaynay Number Four some company. By all accounts, chickens do not fare so well alone, being social creatures. Nay was looking a little nervy (well, a little more than her usual nervy self) and was tucking herself away in […]

Fearsome Mr Fox

A week or so ago I was having a bit of a bad day… Kazuo was ill (and that is another long and ghastly story, for another day perhaps) and things just didn’t go at all according to plan… Last Monday morning we called the chickens for their post-breakfast treats (toast crusts) and only our […]