Tag Archives: food

A Love Letter to Abel and Cole

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

I don’t really do reviews on the blog, not least because I’m so rarely asked. But every so often, when a company comes along and really impresses me, I’ll write a big old open love letter to them, just because … Continue reading →

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The 52 Week Project: Week 1

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

It seems that half the blogosphere are doing the 366 Project this year; the attempt to take a photo every single day in 2012. It’s a brilliant idea, and one I would love to attempt, but I know that it’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Today is the first time in five years that I haven’t been in the United States for American Thanksgiving. It wasn’t a celebration that I’d paid any attention to until I met DorkyDad, but it is one that I have … Continue reading →

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My Edinburgh Guide: K – N

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

We’re over halfway – hurrah! If you missed my previous ‘Best of Edinburgh’ posts, you can find A-C here, D-G here, and H-J here. Who knows, I might have this thing finished by next week…!

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Guilty Pleasures

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

The blog prompt over at BritMums this week is ‘Guilty Pleasures’ and they suggest either a post recommending your Top 5 blogs, or a post describing what you’d do if you got a full day to yourself. In a slightly … Continue reading →

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The end of the Edinburgh Festival (and I feel fine)

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

So it’s the final weekend of the Edinburgh Fringe! Thank goodness. Fun though it has been, it’s time for life to calm down again… or at least time to start drinking a little less and sleeping a little more. I … Continue reading →

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DorkyDad does the ‘Gator in Galway

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

DorkyDad and I are just back from a wonderful weekend in Galway, celebrating the wedding of two very good friends. DorkyGranny was kind enough to babysit, so it was just the two of us (and 100 other guests, obviously!). Other … Continue reading →

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Live In The Now: July

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

Okay, I promise this will be my last holiday-related post. After this I’ll get my head together and start focusing on life in not-so-sunny Scotland again. But our ten days away were too full of good moments not to share … Continue reading →

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Perfect Sandwiches

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

So, can we pause for a moment to acknowledge the awesomeness of sandwiches? Hugh Fearnley-Whatshisface had an article in the Guardian last Saturday all about them, and while I agree with his assertion that we need to cut down on … Continue reading →

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Food and Memory

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

A couple of months ago, my friends Adam and Alasdair started a food blog called 101 Ways To Cook Mushrooms. I did a guest post for them about food and memory, which I’m now re-posting here. If you haven’t visited … Continue reading →

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