Category Archives: trips

days of yore

By Lucy | Published January 19, 2011

A home ed trip as in bygone days Much hilarity ensued throughout… 2007 trip comparison links: The Findhorn Foundation and Pluscarden Abbey Related posts:Halloween quizzes and storiesBurns Nightfinally getting round to a few things

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Chessmen and Star Wars shoes

By Lucy | Published November 15, 2010

Visited the Lewis Chessmen at Aberdeen Art Gallery (other Scottish tour dates) – they are beautiful though I really can’t see Jabba the Hut wearing the green basketball boots that have been named for him… Related posts:pie and bedNarniaearthsea

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a different loch and wood :)

By Lucy | Published August 16, 2010

Had a lovely day out with friends at Millbuies Country Park Oddly, I took the photo of the butterfly on a buddliea plant in the post below while waiting to meet up with our friends at a garden centre. They later bought that plant! Related posts:Fort GeorgeMoray coastremembrance

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Medieval Madness

By Lucy | Published August 9, 2010

A Medieval event at Archaeolink with the Historic Saltire Society. The Smith was full of information, showing us the melting down of various rocks to extract and mix the metals. Related posts:special childrenlinksstrathbeg

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images from a cycling afternoon

By Lucy | Published August 4, 2010

Related posts:Fyvieseals and squashmanga and G8

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if the mountain defeats us…

By Lucy | Published July 8, 2010

but it didn’t, so we did not have to brave the mines of Moria, 3 times up and down Bennachie accomplished and quite a bit of money raised for the trees :) My legs hurt today! These new signs help to avoid confusion, there are even paths at the bottom linking different carparks so you can [...]

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sea, river, Balvenie, vikings

By Lucy | Published July 2, 2010

Had a wonderful afternoon with friends, sea swimming and boogie boarding – walking over dunes beforehand. Then another busy day yesterday at a home ed group viking re-enactment workshop (associated with the Dufftown Heritage Festival this weekend), also visiting Balvenie Castle and Banff Museum (which is exactly as I remember it as a child, slightly disturbing). Saw some [...]

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Tap o’ Noth and Dunnydeer

By Lucy | Published June 17, 2010

Practice triple climb of other hills! Tap O’ Noth first, then Dunnydeer twice. Related posts:sunny piautumnalTransformation

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Peregrines

By Lucy | Published June 9, 2010

Wonderful place this, great home ed group event there a few more pics in our home education set on flickr and a short video of the squirrels below, much topical talking in background… Related posts:books and dancematSlains Castlenew camera – hooray… less blurry pics from now on …

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I want to ride my bicycle

By Lucy | Published June 1, 2010

I want to ride it where I might There’s been lots of sunny days, there’s been lots of bike rides in various directions. We were on The Buchan Way here, an old railway line. back home in the garden: Related posts:a day of trains, mountains and friendsmaths and yew treeswinter