Image source Father’s Day isn’t as far away as you might think, so if you want to show your dad that you really care, now is the time to start thinking about the perfect gift; the gift that will light up his face and ensure your status as favourite child! To help you out, here […]
What’s been going on since the snow?
It’s such a cliche, isn’t it? Starting a blog post with some sort of self-flagellation about being a second-rate blogger. Ho hum. So I won’t bother with that. Thing is though, I had no idea so much time had slithered away. Sure, I knew it had been a week or so, but not a month. […]
More than you’d expect from a day out in Balloch
This post is all about taking a closer look at the ordinary things. What started off as a perfectly nice but fairly unexciting Sunday outing to Balloch, turned out to be unforgettable. And in a good way. Things I learned from a #kidsgofree day out: Human mothers don’t have it too bad. There’s a kind […]
Keeping up with your new year’s resolution
The arrival of spring is always exciting, the weather gets warmer and the flowers start blooming. The refreshing sight calls for a ‘fresh start’ for us and reminds us that it is time to establish new goals. There is no other time more suitable than this for you to remind yourself the New Year resolutions […]
What did we learn from the snow then?
Well, wasn’t that strange? Half a week of mayhem all because it snowed for a few days. This is especially odd in Scotland where our normal position is to sneer at the ‘Soft Southerners’ who get their knickers in a knot over a bit of bad weather. It didn’t take long to slither down-hill from […]
BenQ e-Reading lamp – review
When a lamp is more than just a lamp. I have been trying out a new kind of lamp. It’s designed especially for people who spend hours looking at digital screens. The idea is that by reducing glare it helps protect your eyes and keep them from being sore and tired. You can see more […]
What you learn when someone you love gets cancer
I’ve been feeling a bit of a draft lately. It’s not the Beast From The East, it’s the chilly wind of mortality that has found me without my vest and big coat on. Super Sal – my baby sister and the recent recipient of an MBE – has got cancer. She was diagnosed with a […]
Telly: What’s been on the box lately?
Despite believing that TV is fundamentally evil and will be the downfall of humanity 🙂 , I often find myself on the sofa watching some show or other. I recently called a tv provider to inquire about available subscription packages and other cable tv services. It’s funny, isn’t it? There was a time when telly […]