Scottish Mum Blog - Writing from Aberdeen
Walking in the rain, or blogging in the snow. On the path to enlightenment, wear comfy shoes.
Looking at the receipt from the vet nearly made my eyes water. They prescribed 5ml of drops for my old girl for possible glaucoma today, at a price of £51.02 for the meds. I pretty much choked, said that the dog would have to get put down at this rate as I wasn’t willing to [...]
A sorbet recipe gives a lovely and light ice cream substitute and doesn’t show that it only a blend of strawberries and sugar or sweetner. I believe they used to be used to cleanse the palate between courses in earlier centuries, but sorbet now tends to be used in place of ice-cream, or as [...]
What’s that’s I hear you ask. Canine hydrotherapy??? Well, it isn’t for me, nor for the kids, but my old and blind lab still has a huge passion for life and still wants and needs exercise, lots of cuddles and some fun to go with it. She deserves a little pampering in her old [...]
I am taking part in the #blogging4madeline campaign this year. Yes, I can just hear some of you sigh, begin to switch off and think about clicking away, but just wait a minute and spare a few minutes for the kids who have all gone missing, including Ben Needham, April Jones and many other [...]
While we were on holiday this year to Grannies Heilan Hame, it was obvious that lots of kids run to and from the holiday park shop, brandishing the third or fourth £5 or £10 item of the night. Wheedling loudly, some slurring parents giggle at the kids who are coshing the have-nots over the head [...]
I’ve spoken about what kids say a few times and I think most of us get a red face now and then. We walked littlest home from school a while ago and middler was at home so he had to tag along. At nearly 12, he’s getting tall which is what makes things a bit [...]
Grannies Heilan Hame from Parkdean, near Dornoch, Scotland With images of gorgeous beaches, sunshine and fun holidays, Parkdeans Grannies Heilan Hame boasts an entertainment schedule that will keep the kids amused and happy for days on end. We’ve been here before and I have mixed feelings about it, but for the sake of the kids, [...]
Filling peppers is a very cheap and tasty way to fill bellies. There is no limit to the amount of combinations that can be filled and roasted. Add some lovely side salad and eggs, and the plate looks lovely. Related Posts:Roasted Stuffed Peppers – Onion, Mushroom and Cheddar Cheese, Served with Quails Eggs and Salad
Just by choosing to eat some cheap ingredients, it doesn’t mean that we have to eat tasteless and horribly boring food. Cheap ingredients mixed with slightly more expensive ones can make us some fantastically wonderful meal options if they are combined in the right proportions. As a family, we tend to eat much of the [...]
What’s 50 Things about? The National Trust aims to get our pampered and cosseted kids out in the great outdoors. We all know how important it is to get our kids outdoors but too many kids are still sitting inside when they could be out and about doing what kids should be doing. When my [...]
Talking about my local authority and education policy in Aberdeen has mostly been focussed on my middle child who is fairly impaired brain wise. I have had the odd niggle with a teacher at primary school, but it was pretty good for eldest there. Moving on to secondary at the tender age of 11 – [...]
