Happy and glorious

I’m reeling, still reeling. Thrilled, buoyed, emotional, proud. Friday’s Olympics Opening Ceremony, with its cheek and wit and ace music, made me proud of my country. As one of my friends commented on Facebook: “We’ll always lead the world in music, even if we don’t get all the medals!” Dear Danny Boyle. Ain’t he just [...]

When the Hubby’s away the wife will…

… no not play, of course not. I’m 45, for God’s sake, with two children. The closest I come to a wild time these days is having more than one glass of wine without falling asleep. (You think I’m joking). No, when Hubby’s away, I de-clutter. And it’s so liberating. Hubby is a major hoarder, [...]

Things I did on my summer holiday*

* that’s vacation to you Yanks 1. Restored my faith in print journalism. Inhaled The Guardian - the real one, that is, not digital version -  a newspaper that proves good writing and research is not dead. Yes, it’s thin, but it’s there. That is good. 2. Discussed the weather, like a true Brit. In Tucson, [...]

How to be Scottish without being that Scottish

Scotland. Tartan. Shortbread. Whisky trails. Wee furry animals called haggis that roam the hills (yes really, it’s true). Getting blootered (for which read drunk… Scotland boasts an extraordinarily wide vocabulary when it comes to describing getting drunk. Wonder why?). Getting rained on. Eating pies, pasties, butteries, deep-fried pizza, the best strawberries in the world, scones [...]

Home sweet home… but where?

Home. Near home. Very, very far from home. So…. which one is it? I’m in Edinburgh. This is my deemed home since the place my mum and dad live, I only lived for a year before going to Uni. And so Edinburgh, where Uni was, became home. There was also the not unimportant factor that [...]