This weeks top ten Thursday is all about those foods that when we eat them the taste transports us to another place. My list is going to be a mixture of places and people, as I think that food can remind us of people as well.1. Egg and Bacon Pie. This is a recipe from … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday: Tasting a Place?

Thank you to Tamara at Part-time Working Hockey Mom for nominating me for the Mystery Blogger Award. I first came across Tamara during a blog challenge last year and I now take part in her weekly challenge Top Ten Thursdays which is great fun - check out her blog as you'll really enjoy it. Interestingly Tamara and … Continue reading Mystery Blogger Award

I love having a chat over coffee, so why don't you grab yourself a hot drink and we can get started. Rory at Ink Interrupted has asked us about those things we love which we're maybe a little ashamed of. Those films, songs, tv shows, and celebrity crushes that are our guilty little secrets - admit it, … Continue reading Coffee Chat: Guilty Pleasures

It's back to Budapest in 2014 for this Friday post - it's a great city and I would encourage you to visit if you ever get the chance.On the opposite side of the river to our hotel sits the castle district and the Budapest Castle Hill Funicular which has been in use since 1870. It's … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Sightseeing & Statues in Budapest 2014

Yes, despite the very changeable weather here in the Scottish Highlands, it is summer and this weekend we're meant to get up to 23 degrees so that will be fabulous. Tamara, at Part-time Working Hockey Mom has asked us to come up with our top ten tips for keeping cool in summer - this one is an … Continue reading Top Ten Thursday: Keep Cool it’s Summer

Time to sit down with a coffee and have a chat. This week Rory at Ink Interrupted has asked us what our favourite way to spend the weekend is. Are you ready? As you can see I've gone for a cold bailey's coffee - scrummy.What would make our perfect weekend? Is a perfect weekend even possible? That … Continue reading Coffee Chat: what makes a perfect weekend?

October 2014 we went to the beautiful city of Budapest for a short break - Budapest is the capital of Hungary and has the river Danube running through it, splitting Buda from Pest. We stayed in the Bohem Art Hotel (behind the van with the E sign) and it was great as it was on … Continue reading Flashback Friday – Budapest 2014 (part one)

Okay, this one is difficult and took me a lot of puzzling to decide what to write about - thanks to Tamara at part-time working hockey mom for stretching my brain cells. My first thought was to be really soppy and list the top ten things about being in my beloved's arms, as that's my favourite … Continue reading Top Ten Thursdays: Favourite Place on Earth

Let's have a chat over coffee, so before you read, why don't you grab a coffee or other hot drink of choice and then we can sit down and begin. This week our host at Ink Interrupted has asked us about the best compliment we've received lately.Everyone likes to receive a nice compliment but not all of … Continue reading Coffee Chat – let’s talk about compliments