A big birthday, an anniversary and tin load of past and present food memories.
For Rabbie
Celebrating Robert Burns for the love of the Scots language, poetry and a party!
Surviving Transition Trauma
Thoughts on how to survive the trauma of transition when readjusting to family life apart.
The Green Eyed Lockdown Monster
The view from the beginning of the end of lockdown (maybe, touch wood, inshallah etc.)
The art of self-isolation
As an interrupted family we know a thing or two about working from home, being far from loved ones, feeling isolated, spending too much time with your kids and cooking resourcefully so I thought I’d share my top tips born from a lifetime of experience! Hope they are helpful but if you take one thing from my post, just know you will find your own way through it and you are not alone.
Introducing the Interrupted Family
Introducing you to the interrupted family. Connecting separated families through food and memory.
A Rant.
A rage filled rant and a picture of some cookies for balance.
The Year of Helen… A Review.
An explanation, a review and an apology from my interrupted family to yours on Hogmanay.
Wednesday’s Child Vibes
Come to my pity party, everyone’s welcome (virtual guests only obvs). This blog is both a personal moan and a plea for compassion.
Here today, scone tomorrow…
Scones as a metaphor for life... no really!
The Language of Food
Why fitting in is all about knowing your ingins.
The Great Escape
Time to escape the family already?!
The Unlikely Romance of Service Stations
Reminiscing on the unlikely romance of motorway service stations and the life lessons they hold as we stage a lockdown bubble breakout.
