Once again, I am in The Homeland for my Christmas holidays. I’ve been making the annual trek for five years now, and I expect this…
It seems like only a few days ago that I was starting my summer 2025 holidays. Yet here I am, 7 weeks later, back home…
I spent a lot of time over my summer holidays building a volcano with my Godson. Because what kid (or grown-up) doesn’t like to spend…
I first explored Wellington, Washington, with Daddy during our 2024 summer road trip. This time, I returned for a full-day hike along the Iron Goat…
Once again, it is summer holiday time! And yes, once again, I am in the Homeland to enjoy the season. Here’s hoping the weather cooperates…
Well, it has happened: (Two of) my sisters have come to Scotland! If you had told me before January that this would be part of…
As part of my winter holidays to The Homeland, I have been painting with a couple of my nephews. Although they have not been the…
Ah, Christmas is here. All twelve days of it. And, more importantly, all 12 days of Mum’s 12 Days of Christmas ornament project, which I’ve…
I am home for another Christmas holiday in The Homeland and looking forward to merriment, festive foods, and time with family and friends. And, of…
It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was starting my 2024 summer holidays, and now they are over and I’m back home in Scotland.…
Regular readers will know that I am “into” geocaching. My first geocache outing was in 2001 not long after the “sport” began, and I enjoyed…
The last couple of days have been spent camping and fishing with my Godson. It was his first time for both, and my first time…
I am on my summer holidays again and I’m really looking forward to a few weeks in the homeland with Daddy. It’s a little odd…
As part of my culinary goals, I am revisiting my culinary heritage by re-creating and re-imagining my family recipes. This post is about one of…
I sound like a broken record, but I’m on my Homeland Holidays again! This marks my third Christmas in a row in the homeland which…
And with that, another Homeland Holiday has ended. And, as always, I am left sad and heartbroken after leaving behind so many people who I…
Oh, how I love those lazy summer days of childhood. The days when there was no school and nothing to do but explore. Although now…
My latest crochet project is complete: A “nap blanket” for my father using wool from my mother’s vast collection that I inherited over the summer.…
Once again, my Homeland Holidays have come to an end, and I am slowly settling back into life in The Heartland. And, oh, how my…
Yesterday was the 4th of July, which means Independence Day in America. And that means parades, barbeques, fireworks, and for some of us, Fun Runs!…