Welcome to the A to Z challenge, a blog post everyday of April apart from Sundays, covering every letter of the alphabet. My theme is travel, that thing that we havenβt been able to do over the last 12 months, so it seemed appropriate to reminisce about past travels weβve taken, looking forward to when … Continue reading X is for Xenomania
Lockdown
Cats in a Museum
As lockdown continues for us in Scotland, we're continuing to relive our trip to Amsterdam in February 2019. Opposite our lovely hotel there was a great cafe called Bagels and Beans, and they are dotted all over Amsterdam. It was perfect for breakfast each day as it overlooked the harbour and had a great atmosphere. … Continue reading Cats in a Museum
Home Sweet Home
I'm still here, at home, hopefully staying safe. How are you? Going stir crazy, or are you getting back to the new version of normality. My constant companions through lockdown are the two brats, who sit on chairs next to me whilst I'm working, follow me around the house when I do things, and Lord … Continue reading Home Sweet Home
A Pause in Nature
How are you? The world is slowly getting back to normal so please stay safe for yourself and for everyone else. We love watching natures creatures enjoy the garden, so Ken has created a hedgehog hotel and I've made a sign for it so they can spot it easily. This is the view of the … Continue reading A Pause in Nature
Isolation Continues
How are you? Surviving in whatever stage of lockdown you're currently at? We're doing okay but it feels really strange not going anywhere and knowing I won't be able to until at least mid July. There are really silly little things that I'm missing, and one of those was Vegemite, my taste of home, as … Continue reading Isolation Continues
Life in Lockdown
I can't believe it's a year this month since I wrote a post for this blog. Life definitely got in the way of writing with one of those things being a really bad car crash which happened a year ago this month. Thankfully Ken wasn't injured physically, whereas I ended up spending two nights in … Continue reading Life in Lockdown