I wish I could have bought her these chairs for her birthday but then we’d have to buy them seats on the plane! Alice had her birthday 15 days ago, and while I have no photos at all to post, I’ll at least list what the kids and I did for her: Two huge helium […]
As we do we took a drive across the Firth and turned to the east and then “got lost”. We love to do this as we see things we’d never see otherwise (and you can’t really ever be lost with GPS but it’s fun to try!) So we stumbled upon the Pictish Road, subtly sign […]
When we arrived at Edinburgh Airport we asked an immigtation officer what was happening in Edinburgh that week, she looked at us as if it were obvious, “Um, ever hear of Fringe Festival?” Cue blank looks from the family, then the realisation we were staying in Edinburgh during one of the largest street festivals of […]
When we housesit we not only take care of the pets but we take care of the house and grounds too. Dad gets to ride cool lawn mowers, he has yet to figure out how the gas-powered weed wacker works but that will come.
I reckon now is a great time for Scotland to become truly free and independent of the UK, after Brexit and if they stay in the EU this could happen without bloodshed. Tom, our normally very talkative Scottish host, seemed to be silently, but violently, agreeing with me. I have to say I want Scotland […]