I spent yesterday at the Holyrood Park Education Centre, getting educated on whisky and beer pairings as part of Historic Scotland’s inaugural “Half and Half” event. The…
I’ve been down in England spending a few days with my brother-in-law, John, and on Saturday he suggested we drive across to Wales for a wee day…
I went to a play with my brother-in-law, John, last night. He had sent a message a few days ago to say there was a…
Yesterday was Halloween. And Halloween means playing dress-up. It was also the Alloa Real Ale Festival. And that means drinking beer. And as I love dressing…
I felt the need for a bit of exploration this afternoon. The sky was bright and blue and there was only a mild nip in…
I was invited to be someone’s guest for a wedding yesterday evening, and he suggested that I pick a castle (or something) for us to…
I spent yesterday exploring Dirleton Castle with a friend. It’s one of the nearby castles I’ve wanted to see for quite some time and I was so…
I ran my last Loch Ness Marathon yesterday. (Maybe.) And I accomplished a PB whilst doing it – which was totally unexpected. Even better, I am nowhere…
Once again, National Punctuation Day is upon us. And that means I am going to talk about one of my favourite things – punctuation! But I’m going to change…
Today was my second time running the Scottish Half Marathon and my second half marathon of the month. Unfortunately, I was a bit slower than last…
My crazy month of races began today with the Braemar Half Marathon – after forgoing last weekend’s planned 10K in favour of a wee ride on the choo-choo train. I am…
Today was opening day for the new Borders Railway between Edinburgh and Tweedbank. And as I am a bit of a train buff who enjoys being “first” to…
I was chatting with my friend Iris yesterday and learned that she’d never been to, or heard of, Linlithgow. And as it’s one of my…
Today should be my Uncle King’s 53rd birthday. Only he left this world for the glory of Heaven a few days ago. I knew it…
Some days, I think about how lonely I am, and about how I want to find someone to share my life with. I think about…
I love beer. But I bet you probably knew that by now. Especially if you follow me on Untappd. I also love cooking and making edibles from scratch. I…
I grew up a couple of miles down the road from Roslyn, Washington. So when I first moved to Edinburgh in 2001, I was excited to learn…
As September is a month of races, I’ve decided that I should probably make August a month of training for races. And so, I’ve started the…
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it before, but my parents were really mean when I was growing up. As in they were so mean that they…
Remember when I mentioned I am going to have more adventures? And that I am going to fill up my diary with all sorts of fun things?…