I learnt to knit in Scotland, so I always feel my knitting spirit has a scottish accent, so to speak. Not that you can see it in my knitting, but trust me, it is there. Possibly wearing a kilt, but I could be making that up. At the time, I […]
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Leaf peeping in the Leaf
If I’d managed to draw up an autumn bucket list this year, leaf peeping would have been way up high on the list. Not just stepping out of the front door and admiring our local trees. We do that every day and they really are a wonderful sight at the […]
Read moreI-Spy in Kent (abridged, part 2)
I’m back playing author of my imaginary “I-Spy in Kent” book. I’d say there are two positives with my version of this I-Spy book. It’s a slim volume, with only 10 points to check off, so a mighty quick activity. And secondly, you can sit down with a cup of […]
Read moreI-Spy in Kent (edition one)
(oast houses and hops growing) We spent last week in Kent. Maybe not an obvious destination, but I had a list of sights to find. One to rival an “I-Spy in Kent”, if ever a book existed. I wanted to show the children a different part of the country and […]
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