University of Dundee

Confession : I haven’t blogged in forever. I add content to my blog daily with my instagram pics but I haven’t actually written words and sentences (and put verbs in my sentences) in so long….but I’m back! A few weeks back I attended the #countryblogretreatni in the stunning Larchfield Estate with 140 other local bloggers…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

As part of my new venture JMDigitalDesigns, a group of friends asked me to arrange a girls night at my house to introduce them to the wonderful world of digital scrapbooking. They all enjoyed it, and each person left with their own photo in a quick page, and a little insight into digital scrapping. Maybe…

A short a sweet post is in order. Christmas Day is almost over, so I just want to share a few images from the last 24 hours. Normal (rambling) blogging will resume shortly.                   Hoping you had a lovely Christmas Day wherever in the world you were.

Looking for a quick, easy and very tasty soup to make? I made this one today for lunch and it was delicious! Lentil & Bacon Soup 4 oz red lentils2 oz bacon – chopped1 large onion – chopped400g tin chopped tomatoes1 1/2 pints chicken stock Fry onion and bacon in a little olive oilAdd lentils,…

On holidays a highlight for me is always a visit to a local market.  This morning we visited the market in Soissons.  The array of fresh fruit and vegetables, and they way they are displayed is wonderful.     We purchased some fruit (strawberries, raspberries, nectarines and melon) and some vegetables (broccoli, leeks and yellow courgettes) –…