Typical Scottish April weather we’ve been having here. Maybe a wee bit nippier than usual.
There’s sunshine when it’s raining, then lowering grey skies, then wee blue patches. Always changeable, very breezy.
You need to be prepared for all possibilities, and go nowhere without a waterproof, a hat, scarf and gloves.
Life’s like that too, isn’t it? Changeable.
So it struck me as we walked along this muddy farm track, that my wee lass has never really spent much time in mud.
What fun she’s missed!
A lovely cousin of mine has a house that was originally an old farm steading. We visited one day and went for a walk to see the lambs.
It was all Minnie The Minx’s idea. She’d seen some knitting needles in a shop and was keen to have a go.
AND we were heading to Scotland. Minnie is left-handed and so is my big sister.
‘Aunty Mairi can teach you to knit!’ I said. I like that passing-the-buck school of mothering, don’t you?
Well, it’s a long way from Sydney’s beautiful beaches! I heard that my hubby and Teen16 and Rusty Rocket were swimming in the sea yesterday at Jervis Bay. Not us here in Bonnie Scotland in April. The wind is perishing … Read More
I ran away from home when I was 16 years old. Well, actually, I got myself a scholarship to a school on the West Coast of Scotland where I boarded for the equivalent of Years 11 and 12.
Luckily for me, another new girl started at the same time, and, like me, JV had come from a huge public school. We bonded straight away and so began many adventures.
JV’s Mum was always really good to me and I spent lots of time at their house.
Our toast festivals were legendary.
Whew! That was a busy two weeks. We’ve been up and down between Sydney and Jervis Bay like wee rockets.
With some careful planning, and the assistance of the lovely Bethany our au pair, I did a bit of dividing and conquering the kids which worked really well. Whew again!
This post is brought to you by Southern Cross Insurance I loved travelling before I had the children, and especially loved wafting around the world alone. I do still love travelling but let’s just say it’s got a … Read More
My old uni pal Rosie has travelled all over this little planet of ours, she’s always been a zoologist on a mission.
Rosie’s job is director of the Tropical Biology Association.