The first hodgepodge of the year and of course the theme is what 2018 brings for us all and what we want to leave behind in 2017. The hodgepodge is hosted and questions set by Joyce at the blog From This Side of the Pond - do visit to see what my fellow bloggers have come up … Continue reading Hodgepodge Resolutions
Caring 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 Caring Sparks
Farewell 2017, and Welcome 2018
It's only a few hours until we wave goodbye to the old year and welcome in the new, so time to be a little reflective on how the year has been. In January I wrote this post, My wishes for 2017, and I think all of these still apply for the coming year.We've had lots of … Continue reading Farewell 2017, and Welcome 2018
Our Family Christmas Pudding
Today I thought I would share with you the yummiest Christmas pudding recipe that I've been eating since I was a child. We simply call it mum's plum pudding (even thought it hasn't got plums in it). It's so simple to make and just takes a few hours to cook.Here's the recipe for you.And here's … Continue reading Our Family Christmas Pudding
Top Ten Thursday – Unfinished Business
This week's top ten has Tamara at Part-time Working Hockey Mom asking us "to list all the things that need to be said or done before we turn a new page. Missed opportunities, highlights, unfinished business, tell us about your top ten!"Interesting theme and this has made me really exercise my brain cells, and after much … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday – Unfinished Business
Snowy Antiques in the Highlands
This week we've had my beloved's big brother staying with us and today we went to explore Antiques and Salvage at Daviot which is just outside Inverness. When we awoke this morning it was to discover that quite a lot of the land was covered with snow - we weren't, but it was still snowing lightly. When … Continue reading Snowy Antiques in the Highlands
Happy Christmas 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 Happy Christmas Sparks
Winter in Aberdeen
We recently had a lovely weekend in Aberdeen for our anniversary - I wrote about the first part of our weekend in The Twelve Days of Christmas and Cats in Aberdeen. During our journey we stopped in Fochabers for coffee and cake and discovered that they have a window display competition for Christmas. This was our … Continue reading Winter in Aberdeen
Friday’s Friendly Ideas
It's Friday so it's time for the friendly fill ins which are set by Annie at McGuffy's Reader and Ellen at 15andmeowing.com. The words in purple are the prompts that are provided and then the rest is me.1. I can't wait to see my beloved open my gift to him. I always get him something really silly alongside some sensible … Continue reading Friday’s Friendly Ideas
Top Ten Thursday – Christmas Song Back Story
This week's top ten is a little different and I'll let Tamara, our challenge host from Part-time Working Hockey Mom, explain;"....choose one of your top ten Christmas songs (if you participated last year) or just pick one you like and create a back story.....We want to hear about the characters in that song, and especially all the fun … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday – Christmas Song Back Story
Tasmanian Abroad 