Although Halloween has changed a little from when I was young, some traditions are still around. Children continue to go out guising (you only get sweets if you do a dance/joke/song etc.), we dook for apples and the kids love to dress up in different outfits. Turnips used to be the vegetable of ...
Tantallon Castle – East Lothian
Tantallon castleTantallon castle appears rather precariously on the cliff edge as you drive toward the crumbling building. Although the castle looks rather majestic and large as you walk over the grassland to the entrance, you seen realise that a large portion has been lost to the sea as you walk ...
A New Hobby For The Kids? Horse Riding Lessons!
AD - This is a collaborative post As part of our collaboration with Great British Racing the boys were given a horse riding lesson each. Only our youngest has been on a horse before, but I thought it would be something that might interest them. My youngest has always seemed fairly fearless ...
Taymouth Marina Luxury Accommodation: Perthshire
Ad - We were given accommodation and activities free or charge for the purpose of this post. Loch Tay isn't too far from us and we've visited the area many times before, so we were delighted to be invited to stay at Taymouth Marina for a weekend in August. One of my favourite visitor attractions, ...
The Lesser Known Scottish Island: Gigha
If you're a regular follower you'll know that we love to travel around our beautiful country of Scotland just as much as we enjoy exploring abroad. Not many people, even those from Scotland, actually know of Gigha's existence or where it is! However it's such a lovely little island, with a ...
July Home Education Diaries
We're well and truly into the summer holidays now up here. With another 2 short visits to the Scottish islands and trip to Villa Pia in Italy, we've been enjoying travelling this month! We're back home for a few weeks now and I've spent my time booking the kids into their various classes and ...