One day, I would like to have a garden of my own. I would like to be able to step outside in my pyjamas with a cup of tea in one hand and a book in the other and sit in the sunshine, surrounded by fl...
We Had it So Good - Linda GrantFollowing the lives of one couple from their days as bohemian students in the 60s right up to retirement. Some of the reviews on Amazon complain about how self-centred ...
Some things a lot of other people are better at that me:CookingHaving a supply of stamps to handCompetitive anythingPlaying musical instruments Trivia Some things I am better at than a lot of other p...
It was beautiful here this weekend, just beautiful. After weeks and weeks and weeks of rain, the sun came out and we bared our legs, ate ice cream (local folk, my cheaper-and-better-than-the-br and-na...
So, here it is: the big Send Something Good reveal. Which isnt so big because I cant find the picture I took of the gifts which I sent to Ashley. She was so hard to buy for - go and look at her blog;...
Well, two spanners hurled themselves into the works with this one. Firstly, the photography talk which Lola and I had been planning to go to was cancelled; then, I got sick and couldnt face doing muc...
My blogs been a bit photo-heavy this week, hasnt it? I was in bed for several days after an allergic reaction to an air freshener... and then I got better and the sun came out... Yippee!
On our way home from Steptoes Yard (see yesterdays barrage of photographs), we stopped at Mill of Benholm. The mill isnt actually open to visitors on Sundays, but its one of Elinors favourite places ...
At the weekend, Elinor, Alistair, Lola and I took a trip to Steptoes Yard near Montrose. Its this incredible, enormous scrap/salvage/junk place which spans several barns and a huge outdoor area. I me...
One of the museums we visited on Saturday is in the Cruickshank Botanical Gardens; it was a lovely sunny evening so we had a bit of a wander around.The Gardens are beautiful - a mixture of carefully ...
On Saturday, Kings Museum and the Zoology Museum were open late, with a whole load of kids activities going on. Steve, Lola and I went along for a nosy.To be honest, we were too overwhelmed by the vo...
Between the four bags I use most often, I cleared out:2 more pens than I needed to be carrying1 lipstick (I almost never wear lipstick)1 empty bottle of sunscreen1 empty tub of 4head1 bottle of hand ...
UK bloggers! Remember (or possibly be advised for the first time) that the EUs Cookie Law becomes enforceable in the UK next week. I am neither a legal expert nor an expert on cookies, so I strongly ...
The other day, I was at a meeting in Old Aberdeen; it ran into my lunch hour so I was able to walk back into town slowly, with my camera in my hand.The road I was walking was The Spital. "Spital&...
Recently, Ive read a lot of posts about the "rules" for writing a blog. Some of them tell you to have lots of pictures, some to have lots of blank space, some to share all your secrets, some ...
This weekend, a friend and I attended a Beginners Bookbinding course at Peacock Visual Arts. At £130, we had both had to defend it to various friends - no, its not cheap, but for two days of the tuto...
Guys, look! Im guest posting on Eeep Im a Blogger today!When Suzy asked me to write something about friendship, I knew exactly what I wanted to say: new friends can be just as valuable as old friends...
Ive drafted this post four times already because I dont know how to write it without giving the impression that I spend all of my time complaining.I do not.Im generally a positive person.But, you kno...
Ive been quite taken with the Androidify app this week.Also, Im looking forward to playing with my new camera phone gels when the weathers better (I bought the full set on eBay for much cheapness).So...
Janet at Words That Only be Your Own has tagged me into this Books Q&A. Oh, goodness, Ive just realised how many questions there are. *gulp*So, the rules:1. Post these rules2. Post a photo of you...
Recently, a friend and I decided to spend one lunch hour per week wandering around together with our cameras. Im looking forward to going in a different direction every week and seeing what we can se...
One of the things I love about blogs is how much effort people put into making them look pretty. Whether its as simple as changing a few colour settings or you go the whole hog and pay a professional...
Ah, look, its Steve and me!No. No, its not. Its Birk and Ronia.Ronia, the Robbers Daughter by Astrid Lindgren was my favourite book in my pre-teens, so much so that I bought a copy and re-read it wit...
I am clearly not over my Instagram infatuation yet.Bonus Mini-RantI dont know whats going on with WordPress at the moment. It wont let me comment on any blogs using my name and URL like I used to; Im...
In my final year at school, my closest friend was a girl called Anna. She was a year older than me and liked to complain about having a palindrome instead of a name; to me, she seemed impossibly cool...
On Saturday, Steve, my dad and I went to watch The Torcher Parade. The parade is an annual event run by Aberdeens students; various clubs and associations dress up and ride around town on the back of...
Saturday was the first ever Candy Belle Vintiques fair in Aberdeen, featuring a whole load of local vintage dealers and craft types. I had thought I would have to miss it, what with Dad visiting, but...
The Rules of Civility - Amor TowlesUm... I dont know... I felt that I had heard it all before. Towles puts a lot of effort into trying to create the feel of 1939s New York, but perhaps not enough int...
I did indeed send flowers to somebody I care about and she did indeed seem really pleased, but theres not a lot I can say about this one without going, "Look at me! I did a nice thing! Look at me...
My dad has been over from the States for a few days and my sister, her husband and my nephew came to town at the same time so this weekend has been a whirlwind of meals out, jungle gyms, gift shops, ...
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