Write a post every day, she said (to herself, cos no one else cares). Let’s see how that goes then! And here we are a week later, but it’s been a good – and educational week. Here are the things I learned. The long way round still gets you there… (Also known as, confusingly, only […]
Half term adventure to St Peter’s Seminary at Cardross
From the archives – we did this seven years ago and the poor old seminary is still abandoned, it’s future uncertain… So it was half term and the mooch was upon us all. The sofa was positively sagging at the effort. What were we going to […]
On being useful, pet potty training and a waste of money, things I’ve learned
I thought that blog comments were out of style – so last year – turns out that I just wasn’t writing posts that anyone had anything to say about. So that’s something I learned. People will talk to you if stop trying too hard and just say what’s on your mind. Other things I learned […]
Dispatches from the bunker of having it all
Hello, Anyone still out there? It’s been a bit hectic here at the Palace of Bundance. I’ve gone back to work full time, by which I mean proper, in the office every day, full time. It would be fair to say it’s been interesting. The job? I’m a bid writer – probably the writiest (yes, it […]
Pumpkin festival at M&D’s – or something to do on a damp day in October
Seriously scary! Obviously stair-rods style rain wasn’t ideal, but in the end, it didn’t make much difference. “Bad weather always looks worse through a window,” said Tom Lehrer (I could have sworn it was Baden Powell or Kipling, but there you go.) So we put our coats on and went to the pumpkin festival at […]