It would be fair to say that, as a family, we are something of a mixed bag. We comprise the bold, the well-balanced, the dumpy, the wobbly, the gung-ho, the cautious, exercisers and those who tend to the horizontal. And there’s only five of us. Add that to the fact that Boy Three is six […]
Just Say Cheese! Help Primula Cheese #spreadasmile for Make-A-Wish UK
I’ve got lots to smile about. This lot for a start – but not everyone is so lucky. That’s why I’m supporting the #spreadasmile campaign. This World Smile Day Primula Cheese launches a new campaign working with Make-A-Wish® UK to raise funds to help grant magical wishes to seriously ill children Throughout October and November, […]
National Museum of Scotland – brilliant but too big
Yet another phase of Boy One’s forthcoming 16th birthday took us to Edinburgh and the huge museum on Chambers Street. He’s into history – period irrelevant. Boy Three is doing the Celts at school and he was chuffed. Boy Two is largely interested in dramatic sighs, sneering and eye-rolling, venue irrelevant. And so we set […]
The problem with mindful eating
Slow, deliberate mouthfuls, savouring every crumb, only giving your body exactly what it needs and not a dribble more. Great. A wonderful theory – in fact more than a theory. Mindful eating really works, when done, erm, mindfully. If you pay attention to what your body is telling you, you eat better food and fewer […]
