Scotland

Travelling Tuesday: the Pentland Hills, Scotland

December 1, 2009 Scotland
Pentlands

In honour of Scotland’s special national day yesterday, we return to beautiful Caledonia this Travelling Tuesday for a wee walk in the Pentland Hills. These beautiful hills are a delightful escape into the Scottish countryside, sitting just on the southern edge of the city of Edinburgh. I didn’t spend nearly as much time on them [...]

Keep reading →

Happy St. Andrews Day!

November 30, 2009 Scotland
Picture 3

Today is St. Andrews Day! It’s a celebration of Saint Andrew, Scotland’s official patron saint. It is therefore a delightful national holiday complete with national festivities and lots of ceilidhs…an all-around smashing good time! I am sorely missing the land of the Scots these days (though I am not particularly missing the weather). Check out Google’s [...]

Keep reading →

Guest Post! Top Ten Ways to Corrupt Your Friends’ Children

November 4, 2009 Guest Posts
In case you

Top of the Week to ya! And this week it’s especially top! Please welcome our first guest poster, Laura Anne! She’s a friend of mine from Bonnie Scotland, who has arranged a special top ten for you this week. If you’d like to read more from this sweet and funny gal, you can check out [...]

Keep reading →

Travelling Tuesday: Isle of Skye

November 3, 2009 Stories
IsleofSkye

Hello hello! I am sorry the blog has been moving a bit slow lately and you’re seeing duplicate pictures on the home page, which might be getting on your nerves! Can you forgive me? We are still recovering from our ‘bug’ and moving a bit slow…construction will continue for a wee while, but hopefully finish [...]

Keep reading →

Top Ten + Four for Fourteen Months with Bear

October 21, 2009 Baby Photos
Baby Bear

Top of the week to ya! This Sunday was the Bear’s 14 Month Birthday, and I think that is just plain special! Since everyone seems to like to see pictures of him, and his grandparents most especially miss him, I thought I would arrange a special Top Ten plus Four for you this week, with [...]

Keep reading →

Travelling Tuesday — Heilan Coo?

October 6, 2009 Travel..ling Tuesdays
Hello, old friend.

Okay, so this is just a hilariously silly Travelling Tuesday. You will probably never never guess where this has come from, so I will have to tell you. Some of you, being the brilliant readers that you are, might recognise a Heilan Coo (Translation, a Highland Cow) when you see one. These bonnie creatures rove [...]

Keep reading →

Our Best Travel Experience yet, or, FLY EMIRATES!

September 12, 2009 Scotland
Birfday prezzies from Worwy and Sawah

Well folks, we are safely in South Africa and it is really really good to be here. Our most recent travel experiences really deserve a mention. By the end of this you might think I’m writing a paid advertisement for Emirates airline, but honestly, this is just me telling you what a great experience we [...]

Keep reading →

Traveling Wednesday… the Journey Begins

September 2, 2009 Baby Photos
Where are we headed this time?

This is a “Traveling Wednesday” because we are actually traveling today, and a wee ways into tomorrow. Mark, Asher and I are on our way to Scotland for a few days before the journey to South Africa begins. Having a round trip ticket looks better to the US government (since Mark is in the middle [...]

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
Keep reading →

← Previous Entries