Well, I think it's probably fair to say that most of us have reached the final stage of our lockdown journeys at this point - mentally, at least - ...
Given the narrative that's developed on my blog - and, indeed, in my life - it seems almost redundant at this point to tell you that, on the very coldest ...
As much as I hate New Year's Eve (And, well, pretty much everything that comes after it, until spring starts...), I normally look forward to the first week of January, ...
A lot of things about Christmas 2020 were exactly the same as any other Christmas we’ve celebrated: or since Max came along, at least. Everyone ate way too much, but…
This week the UK government was forced to clarify the rules regarding how its citizens will be permitted to "enjoy" the festive season in this time of coronavirus, and I ...
Well, here were are, folks: it's the edition of The Lockdown Diaries I've been waiting nine entire months to write - the one where a vaccine is finally approved, and ...
So, it's November. It's freezing. It's raining. It's starting to get dark by around 3:30pm, Max is showing all the signs of being ready to drop his afternoon nap for ...
If you’re a long-time reader of this blog, you’ll probably recall that I have a short (Well, Max IS only two, after all…), but nevertheless mortifying, track record of totally…
Do you like scary movies? I do. Horror is my favourite genre, in fact, although it's important to note here that I like 'creepy' rather than 'gory', which means my list ...
On Monday morning, a water pipe burst outside our village, and left us with just a trickle of water for over 24 hours. In the great scheme of things, it wasn't ...
Possibly unpopular opinion here for you, but I'll just say it anyway: now that our months of shielding are over (For now, at least: there's an ominous feeling of foreshadowing ...
OK, I know everyone on the Internet is basically just waiting for September to end, so they can post that Anne of Green Gables quote about being glad to live…
As I was going through the photos from our trip to Pittenweem last week, it suddenly occurred to me that, to someone just scrolling through my Instagram feed, say, it ...
As Scotland's lockdown restrictions have continued to be eased, we've been taking a lot of socially-distanced walks in some of the remotest locations we can think of. This week, however, ...
Well, it's week 17 of lockdown folks, and, actually, I'm not sure I can even really CALL it "lockdown" any more, because there's not really a whole lot of "locking ...
For most people around the world, Covid-19 has been their first experience of pandemic-related health anxiety – and thank God for that, right? For me, however – and, I’ll bet,…
Just in case you're wondering how my week's been going, allow me to introduce you to Boo Boo the Poo Poo: Yes, I know what it looks like. It's actually a ...
A few weeks ago, I left you all with with a thrilling cliffhanger relating to my plans to exercise during lockdown, and, RUNNING, people. It was running. Because, when it ...