You might have noticed there’s been some weather in Scotland these past few days. Wet and windy, who’d have thought it? It’s not like that happens every year, after all. No. Wait a minute? It does. It’s one of the very things about living North of the Border. You know? Four seasons in one […]
Keep St Valentine out of our schools, for the kids’ sake
School dinners: not so nasty now…
I’ve got a theory. (OK, several)I think that school dinners are something we love to hate, that we’re conditioned to grumble about. Like the weather, the end of the holidays, children and housework. All of which (apart from housework) have much going for them if you think about it hard enough. It’s a British thing. I’m […]
A late summer walk too beautiful for photos
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. […]
Signs you’ve embraced the spirit of the Commonwealth Games.
Slap bang in the middle of the Commonwealth Games it feels like it’s been going on for ages, in fact sometimes it’s hard to imagine life without it… or maybe it’s just me. Here are some signs you’ve got the Glasgow 2014 bug: It has become entirely normal to spend your life with a label around your […]