I’m storming ahead with Christmas organisation in the hope that everything will be done by the time that Mike is on holiday. That way we can just chill out and enjoy time with the kids together rather than having to get things organised or worse still – brave the shops! […]

Food: Free from Fairy Cakes
Published on :I’m not about to start disclosing my daughter’s full medical history, which would be long, boring and a bit grim at times, but suffice to say – she has a number of food intolerances. At one point we were entirely off dairy, but had begun to re-introduce it in the […]
Activities: Salt dough Decorations
Published on :We rarely stay at home over weekends, generally opting to go explore castles or just wander along the shore at Crammond. Last weekend’s weather was so horrific that we made the unusual move of staying in with the kids. I have. of course, already written about our gingerbread biscuits but we […]

Activities: Christmas Festivities
Published on :This past weekend we headed to the city centre to sample some of the Edinburgh Christmas festivities. With small children in tow we were keen to avoid the worst of the crowds, so decided to head to St Andrews Square rather than the Princes Street Gardens – although I hear […]

Activities: Santa Parade
Published on :It seems far too early to be even thinking the word ‘Santa’ but time does pass so quickly at the moment. I cannot believe that Thomas is 15 weeks already – the realisation that I should’ve found him a nursery place by now is kicking in, bringing a healthy dose of […]