Category Archives: Blog talk

First Monday of June

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Fiona

Wow, where has the year gone? It will be summer before we know it! We’ve had a great week on the blog, and smashed our best daily views record too. This is what our stats page looked like that night. … Continue reading →

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Muddle Up Monday

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Fiona

I know what you’re going to say! “How come Stef’s doing the Monday post? It’s Fiona’s turn!” Well, our dear Fiona isn’t feeling her best today and last night so she asked me to blog on her behalf so she … Continue reading →

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Mid May Monday

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Fiona

So we’re half way through May already, and we accidentally forgot to publish Chris’s post on Wednesday, so this week we’ll bring you the review of Five on Finniston Farm that we promised last week! Fiona is planning on reviewing … Continue reading →

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May Monday

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Fiona

We’re well into May now, and here we seem to have had nothing but showers! It hasn’t stopped me getting out too much though, but at times I was wishing for a sou’wester and galoshes! Coming up this week: Those … Continue reading →

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May Bank Holiday Monday

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Fiona

Happy May Bank Holiday! You probably are aware by now that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton have a new addition to their family. The new princess was born on the 2nd May 2015. … Continue reading →

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Last Monday of April

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Fiona

We’ve had some glorious weather lately, for the most part. At times it feels like summer has come early and then all of a sudden there’s a sudden shower of hail! Or at least that’s how it’s been in Scotland. … Continue reading →

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Mix Up Monday

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Fiona

Here’s a tricky week for you, Fiona and I are having a planned change around this week, instead of our unplanned one last week! I shall be providing you something interesting for our Friday post, and Fiona will be hopefully reviewing … Continue reading →

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Monday

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Fiona

Spring is definitely here in Scotland – we’ve had sunshine most of the week and the daffodils and other spring flowers are out in force. Some of our wonderful contributors have also come out of hibernation and that means we have … Continue reading →

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First April Monday

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Fiona

I hope you all had a nice Easter. Did you see the April and Easter poems I posted yesterday? Make sure you check them out if you didn’t see them! This week we have no contributor again, but Fiona will … Continue reading →

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Last Monday in March

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Fiona

Well March has flown by! We’ve had the odd sight of nice weather – brief spells of sunshine – so I’m hoping to see more of that once we get into April. Wednesday is shaping up to be contributorless again … Continue reading →

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Monday Muddles

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Fiona

Its Monday again and we have a bit of a problem this week blog wise. That problem being that we do not have a contributor for Wednesday. We have an offer from someone to write something, but we can’t guarantee that. … Continue reading →

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Middle of March Monday

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Fiona

We’ll be having another backwards week this week, with Stef taking the Friday post and me doing one for Sunday. Wednesday I’ll be reblogging a Famous Five recipe for you, on Friday Stef’ll be reviewing another episode of the 90s … Continue reading →

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Muddle Up Monday

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Fiona

After last week where we didn’t have a contributor, we have Chris this week, with a look at Uncle Quentin. I shan’t reveal any more than that, because it is rather a nifty piece. Think of it this way, it … Continue reading →

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First Monday of March

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Fiona

I struggled at work yesterday as I tried to remember to write 03 for the month instead of 02. And that’s on top of having to remind myself to write 15 and not 14 still. I can’t quite believe it’s … Continue reading →

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End of the Month Monday

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Fiona

We have a few gaps to work with this week. We’ve not got a contributor lined up, but Fiona and I are hoping to give you the second part of our Valentines story, giving you what happened on Sally and … Continue reading →

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Mid-February Monday

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Fiona

It seems to be getting a tiny bit warmer this week, giving me hope that spring will be just around the corner. I’ve spotted snowdrops and some other flowers cropping up here and there while I’ve been out as well. … Continue reading →

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And the Week Begins Again

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Fiona

So we begin another week, and of course we have some more blogs for this week. Fiona will be looking at the 2015 Famous Five annual and reviewing it. Our contributor will be Poppy with the final chapter of her story, The Marsh … Continue reading →

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First Monday of February

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Fiona

That’s the first month of a new year already gone, I’m not quite sure I believe it. It has been very, very cold though and we’ve seen the odd bit of snow lately so I hope February is a little … Continue reading →

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Our 500th Post!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Fiona

So, this is our 500th post! In just over two years we’ve managed to bring you 500 blogs. How amazing is that? I hope you’re all still enjoying the blog, having fun reading the stories and reviews. We hope we’ll … Continue reading →

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Monday

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Fiona

Well it’s Monday all over again. We’ve had snow in Scotland over the past week, and it’s been very very cold. The best thing about the cold weather though is it gives you a good excuse to stay home and … Continue reading →

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