Poop, cats and wind turbines….

As previously placed on blogging record, we have 2 very different daughters. That doesn’t mean they don’t get on – they generally do – just that they are both very different in their take on life. Emily is a bookworm. And her 10th birthday party revolved around her latest reading obsession of Warrior Cats, as well as some erm, ‘party games’, which basically involved a nauseating jelly bean russian roulette. And as well as reading, she’s also taken up the flute and dance. All very calming, highbrow and classical.

Niomi on the other hand still loves poop, farts, burps and general slapstick. She’s just finished writing her first story with lead characters Poop and Fart (we aim for education in all our activity). It was erm, unusual. She’s quite the one for extremes – full of love, laughter, mischief and emotion. And certainly unique.

But both girls loved our recent visit from Unnati, who is the daughter in the Banker family that stayed with us for COP26 last year. And I think she loved visiting us too (she’s now studying in Sheffield). To remind us of COP we took a trip to Whitelee Windfarm. Fascinating, surreal and very enlightening – Britain’s largest onshore windfarm – would recommend if you’re in the Glasgow area and it’s a nice day.

So there you have it, poop, cats and wind turbines. All in one blog post.

Joyful 

Videoclip: The Story of Poop and Fart

Or you can watch the video here

Family love

Videoclip: Birthday Beans and Cake

Or you can watch the video here

Indian Princess courtesy of Unnati

#Whiteleemoments

The Famous Five have Shady Adventures

Ten...

Ten years ago I started this blog with no idea what I was doing or where I was going to go with it beyond the first few months. It was about documenting our lives, capturing those special moments and sharing them with folk that we love both near and far. 263 posts later and it’s still going. At times I’ve nearly chucked it, but there’s genuinely enough people who read it all over the world that I’ve been motivated to keep it going. Broadly speaking its held to its mission of documenting our lives, but at times it’s also reflected on other aspects of the world. So let’s see, is there another ten years in me? Who knows but for now I’ll pop a literary cork and celebrate a decade of blogging.

And with ten years of blogging comes the tenth birthday of Emily. Once known as ‘the Supreme Being’ she’s been a total joy and delight in our lives over the past ten years. Thank you Emily for all the smiles and happiness you have brought. You are a beautiful soul, and we are truly blessed.

PS Although this is all exciting news…this wasn’t the ‘other’ exciting news I was trail-blazing in the last post. Watch this space.

Happy 10th Birthday Emily!!

October, October…

Another month flies by and my blogging efforts wane once more. It’s been a marked shift this month away from summer's glorious longevity to autumn's wind, rain, cloud and cold. For some reason I’ve noticed the season shift more this year; maybe because the weather’s turn has reflected the downbeat nature of the news, or maybe because as I approach 50 I am feeling more keenly aware of autumn. Whatever the reason October has led me to feel a bit of a lull – unusual as I generally feel fairly chipper.

Still there’s been lots to comment on – the girls are growing fast and Niomi has now joined Emily in Brownies. We had half term with an abortive trip to Banchory courtesy of Captain Covid. And then there was Halloween, and a trip to North Berwick with a sidetrack to Edinburgh to see Joseph. There’s also been flying visits by Nana and Baba, and we’ve tried to invest more time in playing family games (which has been great fun). And we’ve spent quite a bit of time putting everything in place for some exciting news to come in the next few weeks (but I won’t tempt fate by anymore spoilers here yet). 

So whilst at times it’s felt a bit of a slog, October’s also brought some lovely memories that we’ll keep, and our freezer is now also bursting with all the final seasons veggies that we’ve (Tanya) harvested, including our homegrown pumpkins. And as October closed and we move into November I’ve started to feel much more optimistic, ready for winter and all the adventures it may have in store.

Young Explorers

Brownies!

Butter wouldn't melt...

An evening stroll with the Ems

Genuine spider terror

Spot the witch!

Grrr....

Leaf-tastic

Spooky ladies!!