If I didn’t have my iPod, it’s quite possible that I just wouldn’t exercise at all. I’m not one of those people like D (cough – freaks) who enjoy getting all breathless and sore for the sake of being breathless and sore. I need motivation. I need distraction. I need music. At the moment, I am trying to [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Songs To Run To
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2008 | 31 Comments »
Waldorf-ish Salad
Posted in Food, Recipes on November 12, 2008 | 18 Comments »
A few weekends ago I took a trip down Pitlochry way to visit some of my family who were holidaying in the area. It’s a beautiful part of the country - leafy and craggy with wide winding rivers – and we had a fantastic time walking the dogs along country roads, stopping off for lunch in the [...]
Photography Link
Posted in Uncategorized on November 10, 2008 | 12 Comments »
A couple of weeks ago Shruti from Kodak contacted me asking for permission to use some of my pictures in a new feature on their website. I agreed and was chuffed to bits tonight to discover that three of them have been used as examples of good composition in the Photography Tips section. Just been exploring [...]
A November Weekend
Posted in Uncategorized on November 9, 2008 | 15 Comments »
November is not many folk’s favourite month. It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s wet and it’s muddy. In fact, the Finnish word for November is Marraskuu which literally means “death month”. Not ones for mincing their words are those Finns… Me, I like November. I put more clothes on, I light some candles, I drink red wine, I [...]
Fear Of Flying and the Perfect G & T
Posted in Recipes on November 6, 2008 | 23 Comments »
I haven’t always been afraid of flying. When I was little and going on holidays to the Costa del Sol for two glorious weeks of water-fights and Spanish doughnuts, the flight was one of the highlights of the trip. The speed and power of take off made me squeal with excitement and then later, when the plane had [...]


