Remember...

...the brave who have fought, and those souls who have fought and fallen...

xx

The Highlands Part 2...

...I want to live here one day:

My mum and dad

My mum and I

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Yesterday was a magical day:

My new dentist gave me free dental treatment even though I'm really supposed to pay.
I thrifted a cute tapestry (photos to follow).
I met a man who is going to give me free training to allow me to teach kids. So exciting!
I shamed the lady that in May wouldn't give me a job as she didn't think I was up to it: I proved to her I was more than up to it and that she'd made a big mistake in not hiring me. Her face showed it all. I love proving people wrong when they have made pre-conceived ideas about you.
I met boyfriend after he finished work and we walked home together, hand in hand. There is something quite special about an Edinburgh evening in mid-November - the city takes on a whole new light.

Today is also going to be magical - I'm off out to take photos on my holga for the photoswap!

xx

I Completely Missed...

...Guy Fawkes Night on Thursday night - the only drawback of being in a lodge in the middle of nowhere.

I was a little bit gutted: it's one of my favourite nights of the year, so in homage I thought I'd put some pictures up - a sort of pretend bonfire night if you will!


NB: Guy Fawkes Night, to American readers, is held every year on the 5th November - to remember the capture of Guy Fawkes, who in the 17th century tried to blow up the Houses of Parliment in London. It's celebrated with fireworks - every town will have an organised firework display - so magical.

You learn something new every day!

And as I missed this year's. next year I will have to celebrate with extra fireworks!

xx

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I Was A Bit Naughty...

...and didn't tell you where I was on holiday.

Well, I went up to Rothiemurchus, near Aviemore, in the Scottish Highlands, to spend some time with my parents (because, like my previous post, they are awesome), and my sister, brother-in-law and two nieces. It was a real family affair - we all stayed in a lodge that my parents rent every year.

Because I have always lived far from my family from the age of 17 onwards, I feel really lucky to spend holidays with them.

We were lucky to have glorious sunshine the whole time, so we made the most of the weather: every night my cheeks were rosy and my legs ached from walking in stunning autumnal scenery, and I have never slept so well in my life!

Here are some of my favourite photos from The Highlands:
Me
My youngest neice after feeding the ducks

I liked the symmetry of these three photos

My dad


There's more to come: I took so many photographs!!

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Diamond In The Rough

Thanks to Rhianne and the Diamond In The Rough team, I've been featured on the Diamond In The Rough website!

It was so exciting to take part, and I must thank Rhianne for the lovely write-up.

You can find my interview here, and my guest post here.

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I'm Back!

Hello, I'm back from my holidays, and raring to catch up with all of your blogs. I'm also looking forward to welcoming my new readers.

I hope you've all had a great week. Me? I've had a wonderful week.

Part one was spent north, in Aberdeen. Boyfriend and I used to live there - it was where we met - and all of our friends and Boyfriend's family live there, so we had great fun catching up with old friends.

First on my list was my old university friend Lyndsay - we caught up over a fair few gins and wines in the best pub in the world. No photos am afraid, we hadn't seen each other in ages, so there was far too much gossiping and drinking going on to even think about photos!

Then I met up with some of my other favourite Aberdeen ladies:
For more gossiping and good food.

Nothing beats the company of good friends. I miss them all lots, but now that I'm living in Edinburgh, as opposed to the south coast of England I get to see them all a lots more often, which makes me a very happy Wendy.

Part two of my holidays will follow tomorrow, but I'll give you a little sneak peak as to where I was:

xx

Dearest Bloggers...