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My perfect holiday is perhaps surprising in that I don’t want to sit on a beach and read for a week! Instead, I like cultural holidays. Taking in the history, language and people of a place. Visiting tourist attractions as well as exploring little villages and big cities. We have taken some wonderful holidays together […]

Day 293: feeling very proud of Chris: he has made this dog bowl stand for Ollie to help him in his old age but also support #WoodworkersFightingCancer Day 294: Chris was a little surprised to come home from work and find witches in the house! We were taking photos for my Feisty Pets post and […]

We had a brilliant summer. Now we are back to school and work. Routine is back on track again and the holidays feel like they never even happened. One thing that never lost its importance was brushing our teeth. As a former dental nurse, I am aware of the importance of teaching effective brushing techniques […]

What with our holiday and the school holidays, the heatwaves and visiting family, cooking and recipe experiments have not been high on my agenda this month. Take a look at my Scottish vegan experience! One of my fab finds on holiday was gluten free macaroni in Tesco. I quickly shoved 2 packets in the trolley […]

I was a little bit worried about how I would get on when we went away on holiday. Now I know Scotland is part of the UK, but I was concerned that I would struggle to find wheat free vegan food easily. We had purposely chosen to have a holiday cottage so that we could […]