A Holiday in the Highlands – Part 2 Isle of Mists

Isle of Skye Part 1 of our Inverness visit was about the city itself and some of the day trips we took from the city centre. Of course a trip to Inverness would not be complete without a visit to the Isle of Skye. So part 2 of our holiday in the highlands is an [...]

A Holiday in the Highlands – Part 1 City of the Highlands

Inverness  There are only 7 cities in Scotland, 2 of them are in the highlands: Perth and Inverness. Recently we visited Inverness, which achieved its city status in 2000. Deemed the cultural capital of the highlands, we were informed that "Inver" means "mouth" and "ness" means "north", so Inverness means mouth of the River Ness.  [...]

September 2021

September rolled round quickly, how are we in Autumn already? It's almost Christmas now! It appears that this month has been one of creativity, creation, food, cosy drinks, and nature for me. With baking and music too, it's as if September was an old school month of entertainment.  I have tried to actively stay present [...]

When there are nine

When there are nine Last year the hubby was reading the same books by the same authors. In an attempt to get out of his comfort zone, I encouraged him to read more female authors. When he then asked me how many, I was reminded of the Notorious RBG when she was asked how many [...]

August 2021

August has been a heavy month for me, filled with so many emotions. Life events, a funeral, a wedding, farewells, good byes, reunions. So many emotions all in just one packed month. Places have been open for a little while now, but I feel it's only this month that we've started actually leaving the flat. [...]

A Tale of Two Van Gogh Immersions

Immersion There have been a lot of immersion experiences based on the work of my favourite painter, Vincent Van Gogh. Apparently these were inspired by an episode of Emily in Paris where the characters visit an immersive Van Gogh exhibit. There have been so many immersive exhibits and experiences with very similar sounding names that [...]

Ode to Father

Born 27 Feb 1963 Liked chocolates, biscuits, and drinking tea Father of two and husband of one Liked curries, roast dinners, and dim sum Chef, our taxi driver and car expert Liked sweets and always made room for dessert   We watched James Bond and Jackie Chan movies We played in the park and sat [...]

July 2021

July has been a rollercoaster month, to say the least. So many emotions, so many feels, so much confusion and revelations and learning new things about people I thought I knew. It's been a sad month too. I've had an amazing support network to get me through and it's crazy how the littlest of things [...]