Despite living in Edinburgh for 18 years, I still jump out of my skin when the one o’clock gun goes off. It’s an Edinburgh institution, having fired from Edinburgh Castle every day (except Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas day) in peace time since June 1861. But why? As part of […]
As Optimistic October kicks off, Annie seemed like the perfect way to kick off the week. And, of course, it’s been impossible not to walk through the rest of the week with ‘The sun will come out tomorrow’ repeating through my mind. Annie tell the story of a young orphan […]
It’s been two years since I last took part in ‘Blogtober’ – in which I attempted to post every day in October. Whilst life is BEYOND busy at the moment, I’ve been trying to regain a little balance and make time to pause each day. Blogtober is a great way […]
Cable wakeboarding is the world’s fastest growing watersport, and with Foxlake Dunbar just down the road from us here in Edinburgh, we’ve had the perfect opportunity to join in! Back in the summer holidays, we were invited on a Press Trip to see everything that Foxlake Dunbar had to offer […]
I always check the dance, physical theatre and circus section of the Fringe Festival guide first when I get my hands on a copy. Maybe it’s because I’ve always loved the idea of running away to the circus. However my love of aerial yoga gives me an understanding of the […]
The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 launched on Saturday and we were very lucky to be there for the first show of this year’s children’s programme, a collaboration between the inimitable Julia Donaldson and Catherine Rayner, who is the illustrator of Julia’s most recently released book, The Go-Away Bird. It […]
This afternoon we had the pleasure to attend Ross Collins’ event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Rainy Day options for kids in Edinburgh is always a tricky one, but what’s better than hearing the rain tap overhead whilst you listen to a good story?! Both of my kids were […]
My three boys 7, 9 and 10 have been lucky enough to have been attending the Edinburgh festivals since they were born. I’ve even got a photo of my youngest at 2 weeks old meeting David Hasselhoff! Seasoned festival pundits, as soon as August comes around they are asking what […]
I really want to like opera. I have tried but I’ve never been blown away by it. Not even by Tosca at the Met in New York. Although I’m never going to love it as much as I love ballet and theatre, I can appreciate it and I don’t want […]
Still on the search for something my older kids would enjoy, today we braved the torrential rain and crossed the river of George Street to the Front Room at the Assembly Rooms. Nestled in a shipping container away from the storm, we found the show my kids had been looking […]
