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Things I’ve learned from STV’s RBS- Finding Scotland’s Real Heroes

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Celebs and award winners on the shiny stage I’ve often said how blogging has been the inspiration for so much for me. And once again I can say this has been the case, but with knobs on this time.  Recently I had the enormous honour of being invited to be a blogging ambassador for a […]

Jai is for….

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Jam, jelly, jumping, juggernauts and jackboot.It’s also for yet another almighty row with Boy Three. “A B C D E F L M N O P X Y Z,” he trills jauntily. Then stops: “Where’s Q. I missed Q. It’s my favourite. Quickly queen.”Sensing the volume of our outing was about to rise with his dropping […]

Still Game? No, not really…

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I suppose you could say it was something of a phenomenon. Live theatre in a 10,000+ seater stadium running for 21 nights. And most of those seats having a fresh bum each evening. That means around 210,000 people have turned out and shelled out in a city of around 600,000. And what did they go […]

The Falkirk Wheel: Who knew it was so much fun?

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OK, I confess. When we set off for the Falkirk Wheel on a damp Saturday morning in October, my hopes for a wonderful weekend day were not high. And neither were the kids.  We’d been to the “the world’s only revolving boat lift” Falkirk Wheel many years ago, before there was even a Boy Three. My […]

Things I learned while canoeing the Great Glen

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One minute it was all referendum fever, nearly riots and the dawning of a new era, the next I was paddling quietly and steadily away from Fort William. Like you do.  Months ago, Debbie said: “Do you fancy this?” and sent me a link to something with pretty pictures of scenery. I glanced and words […]

DIY Decor: Simple Ideas for a Stylish Home

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 There comes a time in every mum’s life when her surroundings feel tired, but with so much going on (and so many expenses) the average family can’t afford the time, energy or costs associated with a major home decoration. For creative mums looking to shake things up a bit there are plenty of easy and […]

A late summer walk too beautiful for photos

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Sun was sinking slowly and lighting the fluffy floating seeds as it went. Boy Three and I were walking home through the still, mild evening.  This’ll make a lovely photo.  But then, Boy Three’s hot sticky fingers squeezed mine. “Mum do you promise to hold my hand all the way home?” “Of course I do. […]

Five ways blogging is better than sex…

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What has the solitary and sanitary act of blogging got to do with the intimate, messy business of sex?  One you do by yourself in front of a computer and the other is an online diary. *Groan* Heavy-handed metaphor by banoootah_qtr via Flickr But actually the similarity exists and it’s to do with the affect […]