As I mentioned in my Museum Monday post earlier this week, it’s International Museum Day on 18th May. Since 2011, every year in the lead up to International Museum Day, I have been running an online event called <Museum Memories Day> asking people to share their most memorable museum moments on Twitter. In its first […] Read more…
Hey everyone, today I want to talk to you about National Feet Week! It’s a new initiative which runs from 13th to 20th May, and aims to draw attention to the importance of looking after your feet, as well as raising awareness of the charity Forgotten Feet and the work that they do in providing […] Read more…
It’s Maternal Mental Health Week. Did you know that 1 in 4 mums suffer from post natal depression (PND) or another mental health issue – most in silence due to stigma. But maternal mental health matters! That’s why I am supporting #ShoutieSelfie, a campaign to raise awareness of maternal mental health issues and to reduce stigma. […] Read more…
Happy Easter everyone! I hope the Easter Bunny has been good to you all this year, and you are enjoying a lovely holiday weekend. We have been blessed with amazing weather here in Edinburgh, which is quite unusual for this time of year. Have any of you been on an Easter egg hunt? We had […] Read more…
So here’s the thing, we do a lot of cultural stuff as a family, but one thing we’ve not really exposed the kids to is classical music , which is something I would like to change. My husband and I both love classical music, and we’ve played them classical pieces at home, but we’ve never […] Read more…
Happy Museum Monday! Today I have something a little different for you. It’s actually a project I meant to launch at the beginning of the year, but due to our unexpected trip to Japan which we had to organise at fairly short notice, it all got postponed a little. So, I started digitising my boys’ […] Read more…
We are very lucky to live in a city that offers so many family friendly festivals throughout the year. Edinburgh is probably best known for it’s summer festivals – The Edinburgh International Festival and The Edinburgh Festival Fringe – but there are actually some really great festivals the rest of the year too. If you […] Read more…
So, as you know we’re just come back from an epic trip to Japan and the boys really wanted to make a video to share all the cool souvenirs with you that they brought back. So, here it is! If you enjoyed the video, I’d be really grateful if you would subscribe to my channel. Thanks! […] Read more…
Happy St Nicholas Day! Did you know that in Germany, children put their shoes out on the night of 5th December, and if they have been good St Nicholas will come and fill them with treats! Sound familiar? But if you’ve been naughty, you might find rocks or a rod in your shoe instead! If […] Read more…
Since May, I have been working for the Edinburgh International Book Festival. You may have seen my video a while back, where I shared my favourite authors and illustrators appearing in this year’s programme. Well, the Festival finally kicked off this past weekend, and on Monday Oskar came to visit me at work. One of […] Read more…