One of my favourite things to do, apart from reading, is writing, so I love this blog link up at McGuffy's Reader. In the Friendly Fill-ins we're given written prompts (the words in purple bold) and then complete them how we wish.1. Keep calm and practice gratitude. It's such a simple thing to do, and only takes … Continue reading Friday’s Friendly Contemplations
Month: Oct 2017
Top Ten Thursday – Jobs
It's Top Ten Thursday and today we're doing a top ten list of jobs we wouldn't mind doing, provided the necessary circumstances were right. The weekly theme is set by Tamara at the blog Part-time Working Hockey Mom.1. Archeologist: discovering how people lived in the past has always fascinated and puzzled me in equal measure. I have been known … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday – Jobs
Travelling Through the Hodgepodge
It's Wednesday Hodgepodge time - answering a set of questions set by Joyce of the blog, From This Side of the Pond. This week there is a distinct travel theme.1. On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your sense of direction? 1=can't find my way out of a paper bag and 10=if I've been … Continue reading Travelling Through the Hodgepodge
World Porridge Championships Scotland
This weekend we went to the World Championships of porridge making - yes, you read that correctly, a World championship. The town/village of Carrbridge where the competition is held has a population of less than one thousand and yet they have competitors from all around the world converge here to celebrate the humble bowl of … Continue reading World Porridge Championships Scotland
Top Ten Thursday – Waiting
It's Top Ten Thursday and today we're listing the things we do while we wait... at the doctors, the airport, or waiting for a train. and your phone battery is low so you can't use it for mindless Facebook scrolling. The theme is set by Tamara at the blog; Part-time Working Hockey Mom.Picture from Pixabay.com1. Read: My phone may be going … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday – Waiting
A Hodgepodge of Dinosaurs, Farming, and Weirdness
Wednesday Hodgepodge is here, when we answer a series of questions set by Joyce at the blog From This Side of the Pond.1. Have you ever spent time on a farm? Tell us a little bit about it. Have you ever grown your own pumpkin? Been on a hayride? Driven a tractor? Milked a cow?I grew … Continue reading A Hodgepodge of Dinosaurs, Farming, and Weirdness
Old Cars & Coffee in a National Park
Today was a lazy day out with the purpose of picking up our lovely painted plates from last weekends day of fun (Coffee & Creativity) which I'll show you later in the post. It's a really lovely drive to Grantown as it sits in the Cairngorms national park.We went back to the cafe we discovered … Continue reading Old Cars & Coffee in a National Park
Tasmanian Abroad 