Recently we went for a short break in the lovely city of Amsterdam which I'd never visited before. We can fly from our local airport and the flight is less than two hours, so really easy to get to. Schiphol Airport is nine miles south of Amsterdam and is a really easy airport to get around … Continue reading Welcome to Amsterdam
Month: Mar 2018
Good Friday’s Friendly Fill Ins
It's Good Friday and it's time for the fill ins which are set by Annie at McGuffy's Reader and Ellen at 15andmeowing.com - why don't you come and join us. The words in purple are the prompts that are provided and then the rest is me.1. For Easter (or Passover), I'm going to take time to remember loved ones that are … Continue reading Good Friday’s Friendly Fill Ins
Top Ten Thursday – Self Care
It's Top Ten Thursday and today Tamara (Part-time Working Hockey Mom) has asked us to list the top ten things we did for ourselves in the past couple of days or weeks: for our physical or mental health, for our silly joy, for our further education, whatever we could think of! 1. Beach Walk - last weekend we … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday – Self Care
Sparks
Sparks is hosted by Annie at McGuffy's Reader (visit to see everyone else's sparks) and her words are the best to use to explain:"I believe we are meant to be lights in this world. If we allow our light to shine, we can see where we are going. It is then that we can begin to truly see each other … Continue reading Sparks
Top Ten Scavenger Hunt & Friday’s Friendly Fill Ins
It's time for Top Ten Thursday and Friday Fill Ins combined as I think I've still been in holiday mode this week and have hardly touched my laptop - must find my motivation with the A to Z looming ever closer.For Top Ten Tamara at Part-time Working Hockey Mom has set us another photo scavenger hunt with … Continue reading Top Ten Scavenger Hunt & Friday’s Friendly Fill Ins
The A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal
It's almost April which means the A to Z Blogging Challenge is almost upon us. This will be my third year of doing the challenge and I think I'm even more prepared than usual. For those of you who have never heard of it, the challenge involves writing a post everyday of April, except Sundays, going … Continue reading The A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal
Top Ten Musical Memories and Friday’s Fill Ins
After a wonderful break in Amsterdam I'm back at my laptop and today I'm catching up with yesterday's top ten and today's fill ins. There will be posts about our trip to come, as it is a beautiful place to visit.I'm starting with Top Ten Thursday which is set by Tamara at Part-time Working Hockey Mom and … Continue reading Top Ten Musical Memories and Friday’s Fill Ins
Top Ten Thursday – Oddities of Life
For this week's top ten Tamara from Part-time Working Hockey Mom has asked us to put together the top ten curiosities / oddnesses / scurrilities we've come across lately: news, stories, items, people, signs... Here's my list:1. Last week in Scotland we had some very cold weather, and whilst we didn't have the snow that some people had, we did have … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday – Oddities of Life
Friday’s Friendly Reflections
It's the end of another week and time for some fill ins that are set by Annie at McGuffy's Reader and Ellen at 15andmeowing.com - why don't you come and join us. The words in purple are the prompts that are provided and then the rest is me.1. My favorite Dr. Seuss book is Green Eggs and Ham.2. The most … Continue reading Friday’s Friendly Reflections
Top Ten Thursday – Being a Disney Character
Today for top ten Thursday Tamara, our host from the blog Part-time Working Hockey Mom, has asked us to imagine we're an actor who plays a Disney character at one of the theme parks, think Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck or the little Mermaid. In ten sentences (or paragraphs) we need to describe a day in the life of our role.I took a while … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday – Being a Disney Character
Tasmanian Abroad 