School Punishments – Are they appropriate? 23 Aug 2013 | 04:01 am

“Owwwwwww,” I remember one lad of about 12 screaming as he crumpled to the floor after a good old whanging from thunder and lightening, the two pronged leather strap of the maths teacher. “Aaaggggggh...

Meatballs and Vegetable Stir Fry Recipe 22 Aug 2013 | 09:17 pm

My mum arrived home with a wee pack of Swedish meatballs at the request of my youngest and I had loads of vegetables from the plot to use up, so they were put to good use in a simple vegetable stir fr...

Toffee Popcorn Cup Cake Recipe – withTruvia (Stevia) 13 Aug 2013 | 11:15 pm

I’ve wanted to use Stevia in cooking more for a while, after my successful sorbet recipe, so I’ve begun by mixing sugar and Truvia half and half for this recipe.  I’ve cut out an egg to counter for th...

A Week In France 11 Aug 2013 | 04:11 am

We’ve just moved on from a week in France, and although we chose a small town to visit, we’ve been impressed by the supermarkets here. We drove down from Aberdeen, taking three days to get there for ...

The New Age Anti-Feminist 9 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm

If there’s one thing that is guaranteed to make me stop and think, it’s going to be the rise and rise of the “new feminist.” At first glance, I almost supported the recent “twittersilence” campaigned...

Grow Your Own Garden Goodies 5 Aug 2013 | 05:36 am

Getting goodies from the garden is always a fab thing to get.  We’ve got a plot and it’s great to get fresh stuff.  Our plot has grown and grown and grown and although it’s the first year, there shoul...

Holiday Horrors: Sunburn 3 Aug 2013 | 05:26 pm

Sunburn hurts. A lot. We’re in France and on day 2 it was raining and very very cloudy. The boys all took to the pool with gusto and we never thought about topping up the suncream. The result was th...

Quick and Easy Mince & Baby Sweetcorn Lasagne 2 Aug 2013 | 04:05 am

We don’t always have time to make lots of different sauces to finish a popular dish at home.  Some great meat from a local butcher can be eked out really well to ensure there’s enough food for a whole...

Blogging Police Sit Back 29 Jul 2013 | 04:01 am

Every so often in blogland we see lots of posts around the best way to blog and the top tips of what to do and what not to do.  In reality, there are very few real things to avoid. All we have to do ...

Silent Sunday – 28 July 2013 28 Jul 2013 | 04:05 am