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Family afternoon out in the sun :-)
Family afternoon out in the sun :-)
Today we explored the Ballachurry Nature Reserve- less than a mile from home and yet somewhere we'd never been before! Although the reserve isn't big (probably took us about 15 mins to walk around) there was plenty to look at…
TT Week 2018
TT Week 2018
This year the IOM has been blessed with glorious weather throughout practice and TT week...almost unheard of! There's been a great atmosphere all over the Island, we've mainly been out around South but also had a trip to Peel and…
20 week scan and moving house!
20 week scan and moving house!
I thought it was time to add a new blog post to bringĀ things up to date as it's been quite busy since the last post in early Feb! I'm now working for Ellan Vannin Chiropractic Clinic as a Chiropractic Assistant…
Silverdale Picnic 7 May 2018
Silverdale Picnic 7 May 2018
Today we headed to Silverdale to enjoy a picnic in the sun...somewhere we haven't been in years! It was nice and busy with lots of families making the most of the nice weather šŸ™‚ After a couple of hours chilling…
Daisy’s first train trip!
Daisy’s first train trip!
Well it's been a while! We've had a wonderful, busy, educational, fun and tiring 9 months starting our journey as parents looking after Daisy-Bear. I've been updating Daisy's baby book up to this point to keep a note of her…
Pentlands Walk (Turnhouse and Carnethy Hills) 4 August

Pentlands Walk (Turnhouse and Carnethy Hills) 4 August

For a refreshing start to the week we headed out into the Pentlands for a walk, starting at Flotterstone and tackling a few hills we hadn’t yet walked. It was a lovely, invigorating walk that took us up and along…

KQAugust 5, 2014August 8, 2014 Edinburgh No Comments
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Hoey & Polly’s Italy Wedding!

Hoey & Polly’s Italy Wedding!

We had a great time away with Glenn’s family celebrating Hoey’s wedding to Polly. We were based in the town of Stresa which is situated on the south-west coast of Lake Maggiore in north Italy. We were pretty chilled for…

KQJuly 30, 2014August 10, 2014 Travel No Comments
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Peebles Walk – 10 July 2014

Peebles Walk – 10 July 2014

Taking advantage of a nice warm day we got our shorts on and headed to the town of Peebles for a lovely walk. We parked in the town and walked up out of the town and on to the Cademuir…

KQJuly 29, 2014 Edinburgh No Comments
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Baking, Cooking and Eating!

Baking, Cooking and Eating!

The last couple of weeks have mainly been taken up with visiting local farm shops, baking and cooking new recipes and eating! It’s been fun…so I thought I’d upload a few photos of our concoctions to remind us in case…

KQJuly 7, 2014August 8, 2014 Edinburgh No Comments
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UK mini-break 14-22 June

UK mini-break 14-22 June

We’re just back from a week long mini tour of the UK….last Saturday we headed south with Glenn dropping me off in Carlisle while he carried on to Manchester for his brother’s stag do. I made my way to Hexham…

KQJune 23, 2014August 8, 2014 Travel No Comments
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Croatia 27 May – 7 June

Croatia 27 May – 7 June

After a LOT of deliberation, we changed our summer holiday plans from heading up the West coast of Scotland in a car and tent to a sunny sightseeing trip to Croatia. Mainly this was due to the weather not looking…

KQJune 23, 2014August 8, 2014 Travel No Comments
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An Sgarsoch and Carn an Fhidhleir

An Sgarsoch and Carn an Fhidhleir

This was a 12 mile cycle in from the car. Pretty eventful walk! Davey forgot the maps so we had to borrow one from 2 ladies we met so that was lucky. I then fell down an ice sheet and…

glennMay 25, 2014May 20, 2015 Munros, Corbetts and Bike Rides No Comments
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Pentlands Walk (West Kip, East Kip & Scald Law) – May 21

Pentlands Walk (West Kip, East Kip & Scald Law) – May 21

We took advantage of the sun being out today and headed into the Pentlands for a 7.25 mile walk up the hills. Starting from Threipmuir we walked up over West Kip, East Kip and then over Scald Law which is…

KQMay 21, 2014August 8, 2014 Edinburgh No Comments
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New Lanark walk – May 4th 2014

New Lanark walk – May 4th 2014

Just getting round to putting up a few photos of a walk we did earlier this month at New Lanark World Heritage Site. The area is sat on the River Clyde and used to be cotton mills and housing for…

KQMay 20, 2014August 8, 2014 Edinburgh No Comments
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Easter Weekend – The Lakes!!

Easter Weekend – The Lakes!!

Keeping up our family tradition of heading to the Lake District in Easter, this year we stayed in a great self-catering property on the Rowley Estate just inbetween the small villages of Greystoke and Blencow, based in the north of…

KQApril 22, 2014August 10, 2014 Travel No Comments
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