Our garden gets a funny mix of birds. Being not too far from the coast, seagulls are fairly frequent visitors. The area also has quite a lot of mature trees, so we hear wood pigeons too. Probably the most noticeable are the magpies, which strut up and down the garden regularly. You may have come …
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Walks around North Edinburgh
The classic walk option, for us, when you want some access to the sea, is to head down to Granton Harbour. You can walk along the beach, when the tide is down. However, there is also a sea wall which goes out about half a mile, in an L-shape, and it’s great to get out …
Seeing JK Rowling in a cafe…
At least, we think so…Having lunch in a cafe near the University of Edinburgh, on our wedding anniversary back in June, we saw someone writing who looked very like JK Rowling. When I looked across, she hid behind her hair a bit more. Given that the final Harry Potter is awaited by lots of people …
Our first live rugby international
After a long time of going past the Murrayfield stadium on the train, finally got to see inside…We went to watch Scotland v Australia yesterday, with my mum and dad. My brother is a rugby teacher, so Dad went to LOTS of matches with him in earlier stages. Dan and I are no way as …
Chicken in a school…
Spending time with our friends R and D in Italy is also an opportunity to catch up with their kids’ special phrases. Their youngest, T (now 2), is fully conversant with Thomas the Tank Engine stories, and these are the phrases we came back with from our October visit this year: 1) “Chicken in a …