Just as Boy Two and I are beginning to think about getting ready for this year’s Pedal For Scotland I was a road expert from PassSmart asked if I would like her to write a post about cycle safety.  Cycling can be a fantastic way to keep fit, explore new places and take time out with […]

Don’t tell Boy Three, but I’m planning to take him and his brothers to the Sealife Centre at Loch Lomond. I love it there. I find sitting under the huge glass tank and watching the busy fish very soothing, The otters are incredibly cute, if a little whiffy. (The transparent baby sea horses are fascinating. I gaze […]

A wee commercial break – put the kettle on.

Little chef helps out So you are what you eat, apparently. Well not literally – I don’t eat knackered-looking overweight middle-aged women. On the other hand, if yesterday was anything to go by I’m oatcakes and cream cheese with leftover salmon, nuts, broth, a sneaky bit of cheese, a couple of apples, sausages and mash, […]

A word from a sponsor: Packing a lunchbox for a child surely requires a lot of creativity and variety on the parent’s side; the contents of the lunchbox should not just be tasty and nutritious, but it must also appeal to the kids, especially when they open their lunch boxes at school. With hardly any […]