Scotland is famous for a great many things. Haggis (I’m not describing that one in any great detail), kilts, Hadrian’s Wall, a weak national football team (sorry but it’s true!), the Loch Ness Monster, deep-fried Mars Bars (not strictly Scottish but certainly found up here), freezing winters… and Scotch whiskey. I like a bit of […]
Having survived a loooooong day of travel, the second day of our Scottish adventure began with a brief lie-in for the adults, and for the kids… well, my nephew was up quite early, but he’s one, so he’s going to wake up whenever he wants. My daughter… well, after being sick five times in two […]
The clan (the term my family use to describe themselves) has descended upon the sleepy Scottish towns of Aviemore, Nethy Bridge and everywhere in between for the occasion of a family wedding. I’m not sure the Highlands is quite ready for our arrival. Nor am I complete sure we are ready for the Highlands. The […]
Wow. It’s hard to fathom but on this day, seven years ago, I became a father. I still vividly remember the day she was born, hearing her cry and getting to hold her in my arms. My world changed forever that day, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
These are eggs. They are wonderfully versatile. You can fry them, boil them, poach them, scramble them, turn them into omlettes, use them to make cakes and use them to make glazes and sauces. Great things, eggs. Of course, to cook with them there is first one key detail – they need to be real […]
Sometimes, I manage to embarass myself through saying or doing something really stupid. Tonight, I managed to do this by not noticing something. What did I not notice? My wife and daughter, even though I had walked right past them on the way home from work. How did I manage this remarkable feat? Well, in […]
Originally I started writing this post all the way back in November. I wanted to prep it early, but as I wrote it and re-read it, something just didn’t feel right. It felt focused on the wrong things, so I’ve obliterated that version and started again, this time, with what really matters. Family My family […]
To everyone, wherever you might be, I wish you all a Merry Christmas, and a very Happy New Year!
I’ve not been bothering to respond to the stuff over at Theology Archaeology lately, partly because he’s had little of interest to respond to, and partly because it’s pretty clear that reasoning with him is nigh impossible. However, he’s posted something recently that I felt might be worthy of replying to, entitled ‘What is a […]
I didn’t want to write this post, but I knew eventually I’d have to. We had to say goodbye to our beloved cat, Trinity. Trins has always been an affectionate lap cat, who enjoyed nothing more than cuddling up to anyone who would have her. I don’t mind admitting today was emotional. For the past […]
In the not so distant future, I will have been blogging at Meerkat Musings for TEN years. That's sort of scary. I never set out to reach a milestone like that, but ten years on, Meerkat Musings feels like my home-on-the-web, so to speak. #BloggingCommunity
Now, this I find difficult. Of those I have tried, which admittedly is not many, I am rather fond of McDonald's fries, though Burger King's have grown on me.
I am fortunate that so far (touch wood!) I have not had many hospital stays in my life. I dimly recall a couple as a kid (something to do with my ears, something else to do with teeth), but the main occasion I remember came as a 20-something meerkat. I discovered a lump in my […]
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