{Edinburgh} Cramond Walled Garden
The second playground we visited on our recent trip to Cramond, was at Cramond Walled Garden. It's a great sheltered spot for a playground, set in the beautiful walled garden adjacent to the Roman Fort remains and Kirk Hall in
{Edinburgh} Haugh Park/ Cramond Bridge Playground
This weekend, we took a hike along the River Almond, which we topped and tailed with two more playground visits. The first playground was is officially called Haugh Park, though I've also heard it referred to as Cramond Brig, Cramond
Reflections – April 2022
April was all about our trip to Wuppertal. Our first time making it over to Germany to visit my family, since December 2019. Wuppertal is set in a valley, and famous for it's steep hillsides and many, many steps. When you
Foraged Wild Garlic Pesto
We do love pesto a lot in our house, and nothing tastes quite as good as home made pesto. After our foraged nettle pesto from last year, I've got another favourite pesto recipe to share with you, this time with
Gorse Flower Cordial
The hills are ablaze with flowering yellow gorse again right now. The colour is so beautiful, and you can smell the scent of coconut in the air. After we got bitten by the foraging bug a few years ago, we
{Germany} The Von der Heydt Museum
We did it! We finally managed to make it across to Wuppertal in Germany, where most of my family live, for the first time in over two years. While we of course spent much time catching up with loved ones,
Mini Eggs & White Chocolate Cookies
It's the countdown to Easter, and I wanted to share one of our favourite Easter cookie recipes with you. We've been making these for a few years now, and they're a firm favourite with the boys. They're also perfect for
Reflections March 2022
We had another brief dusting of snow this month. March was all about World Book Day! My boys look forward to it months in advance. It might be Oskar's last time, as I don't think they dress up for it in
{Edinburgh} Merchiston Park Playground
We ticked off another playground in our 'how many different playgrounds can we visit this year' quest yesterday. It's actually one we stop at quite a lot, as it's right next to where the Beaver Scouts sometimes meet when they
{Edinburgh} Fun for all ages at East Meadows Playpark
It's time to introduce you to our favourite Edinburgh playground of all time. Officially it's called the Magnet Playarea, but I've never heard anyone call it that. I've more commonly heard it referred to as East Meadow Playpark, or when
Reflections February 2022
February brought some snow. Not enough to go sledging, but it still looked pretty. After a really mild January, my eldest chose the worst possible weekend - we're talking howling winds, pelting rain, and freezing temperatures, to go camping with his
Audubon’s Birds of America
Last week, schools in Edinburgh were off for half term so I made some time to take the boys on a couple of outings. One such outing was to the National Museum of Scotland, which we visit frequently year round