Category Archives: beach

photos

By Lucy | Published September 14, 2009

taken over last couple of days Related posts:NarniaTap O Nothgeese

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swans and electronics

By Lucy | Published August 5, 2009

Wow – the sun is intense just now though there’s a very autumnal feel in the air too. Love it. This electronics kit was dug out and inflicted on a new victim keen learner Related posts:Loch Muickmainly sudokubutternut soup and vampires

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a flower, nice eats and beach

By Lucy | Published July 20, 2009

 Chocolate mint layer cake made by a clever friend who is generally good at making things (recipe now in the comments below) White chocolate mousse with red berries. Melt about 100g of cocoa butter and blend into a block of silken tofu with some icing sugar and vanilla… Just loving all the veg and fruit from [...]

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swimming with the fish

By Lucy | Published July 1, 2009

not in a mafia style way but a ‘lovely hot day, need to be in the sea’ type way a lovely jug of stuff from the garden, added OJ, avo, banana and hemp seeds to it there’s a large section of the woods covered in these: This morning we could tell it was going to be [...]

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Slains Castle and Dracula

By Lucy | Published October 26, 2008

What with reading Dracula (almost finished) and it being Halloween week it seemed appropriate to venture to Slains Castle. Not been turned into holiday flats yet, though there is a big fence up – we just walked round the side of it like everyone else (never seen it so busy there… forbid entrance and everyone [...]

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doors beaches angels

By Lucy | Published September 5, 2008

Fantastic Contraption - fun little physics game Doors Open Days - free entry days were there’s normally charges and open days at places not normally open to the public in Scotland. National Schools Films Week (link deactivated as it was doing something weird demanding passwords!) – free films, booking open to home educators too, primary and secondary. There [...]

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Findlater Castle

By Lucy | Published June 9, 2008

Been driving past the sign for Findlater Castle for years saying, we’ll find that later then… so today we did. Built right into the cliff like that, it’s most impressive. Then walked along the coast to Sunnyside beach, famed for it’s beauty and secluded-ness. Quite a few people there today. Was also assessing it for [...]

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after a little blog break…

By Lucy | Published May 24, 2008

It’s been a busy month of visiting friends both here and there iyswim. Had a fab residential home ed group trip where the kids ran amock in the woods and the adults got to chat and drink wine and eat chocolate cake. It was HOT, actually HOT, hoping this bodes well for the rest of [...]

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spiral in the sand

By Lucy | Published April 20, 2008

Written the little home ed page for vegan family – crammed quite a few photos in there  …blog goes back to sleep…  or at least presses that snooze button for a while Related posts:radio ga gabeaches, jellies, jags and rollstra la la la

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over the sea to

By Lucy | Published March 28, 2008

Skye! Had fab week with old friends, staying on the Northernmost tip of the island, generally having a good laugh and fun :) Had great views up there both back to the mainland and across to Lewis. Come back feeling all relaxed and refreshed… so photofest ahoy! (mouseovers) more on flickr… driving down sides of lochs: and [...]

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