Daisy Chains and Picnics

DAY 3...13th May 2018 Mothers day landed on our last day in Palm Springs, and for the whole day I got to be a 'Mom'.   I opened my cards and gifts, t he cards the kids gave me all said mom, for the first time in 27 years of being a' mum'. It was a beautiful warm day with blue sky and sunshine. We then we went into town for a wander around. W e went out to look at some of the gorgeous hotels around Palm Springs, including Saguaro, Vista Las Palmas, and Ace. my mother's day gifts.   We enjoyed an ice cream from the Ice cream & Shop located at the Arrive hotel. We spent the late afternoon in the pool at our hotel. We headed back into the town to get some final shopping done, and to grab food for our Mothers Day Barbeque. Scott cooked seasoned baby back ribs on the BBQ for tea. Finally, we all jumped into the pool for a while, afterwards relaxing in the hot tub for a b...

Usually made using leftover potatoes and vegetables bubble and squeak was a favourite of ours for next day's side dish using what was left from the Sunday roast or mum would fry it up and dad would take it to his work for lunch. Ahh the memories these types of dishes brings back! As well as the usual veg I added onion, mushrooms and some grated Mozzerella cheese, this one also contains leftover skirlie. I find that with these types of dishes don't really need specific quantities it is just a case of using up what ever is left from the night before dinner and seasoning to your own personal taste. Method Chop 1/2 - 1 onion into smallish pieces, slice mushrooms. Heat some oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry onion and mushrooms until softened, add a pinch of garlic flakes. Slice cold cooked potatoes and chop cooked cabbage and carrots. Add to onion mix along with the skirile if using, Cook for 3-4 minutes or until heated through.   Se...

We are here!!, in Edinburgh and we have done the Harry Potter thing!. A few weeks ago I shared a post on must-sees in Edinburgh for harry Potter fans, see  here . Well during our recent trip back to Scotland we stayed in Edinburgh for a few days and as we have 2 HUGE Harry Potter fans these things were bound to be on our to do list.  This underpass looks almost identical to the one used in the scene of the 5th movie where Harry and Dudley were running away from their dementors. Victoria Street and Candlemaker Row are believed to have inspired Diagon Alley and Hogsmead. It has been said that some of the gravestones in the Greyfriar's Kirk yard may have given J.K Rowling some inspiration for her Harry Potter characters. The most famous is the grave of Thomas Ridd...