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British Rail – A Student’s Journey
The horn blows again as the trees go blurring past. They’re all moving backwards and disappearing fast. I decide to buy a drink when the trolley man comes round, What else can I afford with my one little pound? I took out a can and he gave me a cup, I assume its to avoid…
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When Every Week Is A Rollercoaster!
Is it meant to be like this? One minute you’re up, the next you’ve been smacked in the face with a smelly dead fish – metaphorically speaking of course. We’re back to homeschool or Smarticus as we call it now as anything with the word ‘school’ in it has been banned by dear son. We’re…
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Proof Dogs Do Dream in their Sleep!
Our lovely dog Scooby was sleeping soundly in the living room the other night, when it became apparent he was having a dream! Sometimes he makes a lot of ‘wuff’ noises but this one was silent so I wanted to share it with you:
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Celebrate…at Fort George – A Great Day Out
Recently dearest son and I went to something called the Celebration of the Centuries which was held at Fort George just down the road from us. If you’ve never heard of it, Fort George is an 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland. It was built to control…
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Highland Games in Nairn, Scotland 2023
Every year our seaside town hosts the last free Highland Games – you have to pay to get in to all the others! We also have a large fairground but if you want to sound like a local you have to call them ‘the showies’. There are events ranging from piping competitions, traditional dancing, tug-o-war,…
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Normal Life Challenges?
The past week has felt more challenging than normal. Maybe its because the summer holidays are drawing to a close and the start of a new homeschool year looms ever closer. Maybe its because I’m a bit under the weather, despite my best efforts to stay healthy – including starting to make kombucha which I’ve…
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Lessons Learned From The Garden This Year (so far!)
(The podcast episode associated with this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-atvfm-1486cef) A lot of people talk about using the garden as a teacher of life lessons but I’d like to tell you about the actual gardening lessons I learned this year. You’d think after 11 years I’d be an expert by now – sadly…
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The Weirdest Things
Little warning before you go any further – don’t read this while eating! I’ve seen the weirdest things over the last few days and they have been gross and mind-boggling. The first thing I saw was as I stared out the kitchen window waiting for the kettle to boil, mind wandering as it does, but…
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Highs and Lows of a busy week
The British summer is well known for consisting of rain and disappointment. It always has been and this year is no different. It would appear ‘climate change’ hasn’t reached our part of Scotland yet! My husband always says we get about 2 and a half full days of sun here with a sprinkling here and…
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The Joy of Passing on Treasures!
In a recent blog post I mentioned I had been doing a substantial amount of decluttering. I’ve been meaning to get a handle on it for a long time and I’ve done a little here and there but I got rid of box loads of stuff this time and it felt good! I’m not finished…
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The Joy of Making Your Own Wine!
I thought I would share with you one of my more secret hobbies – the wonderful world of wine making. I say its a secret hobby because I don’t advertise I make it or suddenly everyone would want to be my friend – and I’m greedy. Actually it was a neighbour who got me into…
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