Book Tour: The Muttcracker
This post contains gifted items. All views are our own. It's less than a month to go until the Christmas season kicks off! One of our favourite things to do around Christmas time, is to snuggle up and read seasonal story
Planning for November
Remember, remember, the fifth of November. But there's lots of other things to remember too. I’m updating all my monthly planning posts again for this year. In case it helps anyone else be more organised too, I’ll be sharing our
Book Tour: Happy Hills – Knick Knacks Attacks
This post contains gifted items. All views are our own. We are delighted to join in with celebrating the publication of Knick Knacks Attacks, Volume 2 in Sophy Henn's brilliant Happy Hills graphic novel series, which was published on 10 October. The
October Holiday events in Edinburgh that won’t break the bank!
It seems like only yesterday that the kids went back to school, but lo and behold it's October already and the half term holidays are not far away. I’ve pulled together my usual round-up of holidays activities in Edinburgh that
Book Review: Trick or Treat?
This post contains gifted items. All views are our own. We love seasonal story books. And I mean LOVE. So we were absolutely delighted to be asked to review the new Halloween picture book Trick or Treat? by Catherine Emmett, illustrated
Planning for October
Time to get spooky, it's October! And in case you haven't guessed already, I'm a huge fan of Hallowe'en. I’m updating all my monthly planning posts again for this year. In case it helps anyone else be more organised
Book Tour: Dragons Love Underpants
This post contains gifted items. All views are our own. Kids love underpants. They think underpants are hilarious. They think books about underpants are hilarious. My youngest even went to school one year, wearing a pair of (clean!) underpants on his
Meeting the Animals at Menagerie Edinburgh
Today I want to share magical little place on the outskirts of Edinburgh with you. Menagarie Edinburgh is a small family holding to the south of the city, at the foot of the Pentland Hills. They offer tours of their
Edinburgh Doors Open Days 2024
If you're visiting Edinburgh in September, then you've come at just the right time. Our Summer festivals may be over, but September is when the annual Doors Open Days takes place. This has grown over the years to fill an
Planning for September
September! My favourite month of the year is here (admittedly might be a bit biased, as it's my birthday month
The Edinburgh Bookshop
As you may know, if you’ve following my blog for a while, we are a family of bookworms. We love books, and we love bookshops. As UNESCO’s first ever city of literature, Edinburgh is blessed with many fabulous independent bookshops and I’ve
Strawberry Pancakes
Catch the last of the summer strawberry season, with these delicious strawberry pancakes. The taste ist quite subtle, but it definitely comes through. This is a great recipe for using up strawberries that are past their best, or for example