Articles Archive for December 2010
food »
An Old Fashioned Penny Mixture in St Andrews
Fish n Chips at the Anstruther Fish Bar voted best fish n chips in Scotland since time begun (almost)
Meatball Pasta Bake
Mushroom Tagliatelle
Pork Medallions in Creamy Leek Sauce
Englishmum’s Double Chocolate Cheesecake
French Onion Soup and Cheese Crostini
Sausage, cheesey mash & apple sauce
Todka (Toffee Vodka) Tasting
Rachel’s Dairy Review Hamper
Ice Cream Sundae
Nutella Crepes
Christmas Ham
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Erin spotted this Saami baby at the reindeer camp. Saami people are the indigenous people of northern Finland, and this baby is wearing their traditional dress and hat. Erin fell in love with her immediately, the exchange rate is not kind and she cost me nearly ?12 but you can’t put a price on love can you.
Travel »
Number 49 on my list of things to do before I die is visit 50 countries. Unfortunately my list looks less than exotic so it’s good that I’ve managed to add something a little unusual, Finland isn’t your average holiday destination. I’m now up to 9/50!
trying new things »
We’ve been inundated with toys to test in our role as toyologist so we’ve enrolled some guest reviewers to help us out. Here are our first guest reviews from KerryAnne and her children Scott (12) and Rhianne (5).
The Littlest Petshop Pet Vehicle (?16.99)
A very pretty toy that also has the goods to back up the packaging. My daughter loved this toy, any budding little animal lover will. She’s now asking for more littlest petshop pets. All in all a great fun toy that will keep your …
Travel »
On the ‘search for santa’ day of our trip to Lapland we were transported deep into the forest by coach. We arrived at a sort of ‘base camp’ area which had a large wooden cabin with hot drinks, biscuits and the equipment for the day.
Whilst I tried my hand at snowmobiling, Erin was pulled along in a sleigh along with the other children by a guide who was able to go faster than 2mph (!)
There were lots of mini activities at base camp including a large igloo to explore, …
trying new things »
If you’ve been following my blog for a while you’ll know that I have a list of 100 things to do before I die.
During my recent trip to Lapland I had the opportunity to tick off another one from my list – 25. Try Snowmobiling.
On the wednesday we headed deep into the forest in search of santa, but before we did that we went on a snowmobile safari along a winding track that took us through some narnia-esque scenery. I was pretty nervous after reading and signing my …
Travel »
On our second day in Lapland after huskie sledding we had some lunch before being transported to a local hotel for some Christmas arts and crafts. Erin loves arts and crafts so thoroughly enjoyed creating a party hat and a Christmas card (which she later gave to Father Christmas).
After the afternoon activities we walked to the local village church which was exceptionally pretty. We sang British carols while the minister talked to us about Finnish culture and life in the village. Unfortunately most of it wasn’t the …
trying new things »
This is a collection of our highly sought after gifts along with some of the best toys and dvds we’ve received this year.
1. Hello Kitty sleeping bag and tent
Erin’s just started having sleepovers and this little set is fab.
2. Silvercross Pram
This one’s at the top of the christmas list. We’re hoping Santa will deliver
3. Zingo
This has had so much game play in our house. Whenever Erin’s friends come over it’s the first thing they ask to play. I’ve heard it’s …
