On her second snow day… Neil: It’s a blizzard. Isla: I don’t see a lizard. It’s snow, Daddy. On love… Isla: I love you, Mumma. Don’t ever change. Me: *just over here on the floor* On snacks… Isla was picking through a bag of gum-drops after lunch. ‘Hmm. I think Nana ate all the good ones.’ On her mother’s artistic abilities… Me: It’s a butterfly. Isla: It’s a heart with a line in it. Me: Well, you and me went…
‘Is this some kind of cross-over show?’ I was watching Paw Patrol and thought I saw Nella from Nella the Princess Knight. ‘No, Nella has a pink dress. That’s a blue dress,’ said Isla. Oh, of course. And so begins Snow Day #2 in the Frosty North. School is closed, Neil can’t drive out of the driveway to get to the shops. He shovelled for half an hour before school called off. We had to replace our snow-tires last year,…
There was a road-trip to Edinburgh while Mom was here. Of course. And the three of us go to the zoo whenever we get the chance. I’d wanted to Isla to see the Giant Lanterns of China since they arrived at the zoo. And I thought taking my Mom would be a chance to make some groovy memories. Except the trails were too much walking for Mom so she couldn’t come. The zoo did offer Mom a wheelchair, but with…
Medium-known fact/disclaimer: I’m an American living in Scotland. I know a lot of people and more than half of them live not here. I have been sending and receiving airmail since I was 12 years old. These are my personal tips on how to send stuff to people who live where you don’t, while still keeping your bank account happy. And theirs, too. Most of the stuff I send goes to people in the US. My mother has been sending…
Please consider this my first official book post of 2018. The plan is to make bookish posts a more regular thing around here. Because apparently you groovy people like it when I gush about books. Hi. It is dark and cold on Skye (but not as cold as New York, apparently.) My point is, we got new lightbulbs. So my blog photos wouldn’t look so fucking dark. Lookit: Books pictured: Magpie Murders – Anthony Horowitz – A book…
