Ok, so it’s been a while again. Everything has been pretty hectic here. The Boy is up and about with a vengeance, becoming a proper toddler – tantrums and all; my new job has been keeping me busy, especially since we lost half our team over Christmas (to promotion, not plague); in the absence of boozing, I’ve been obsessing over whisky to add to my growing collection; and I’ve been battling another chest/sinus infection whilst fending off my demons (currently washing down antibiotics and anti-depressants with a heavy-handed hot toddy). With all that on my plate, it’s been hard to imagine sitting down to write, each time Monday rolled around.
But here I am. ‘Turning up to the page,’ as they say.
Apart from the chaos of everyday life, it’s been a largely unremarkable month; swept along on a relentlessly mundane current. Every now and then, I pop my head up and realise another week has passed. Hey ho. I guess that’s winter. We have managed the odd family outing – most recently to the incredibly disappointing Museum of Childhood, in Edinburgh. The place hasn’t really changed in 30 years (except that they’ve got rid of everybody’s favourite – the self-playing piano), and still boasts such attractions as: ‘Shite toys you can’t touch’; ‘the giant train set that disnae go’; ‘the Victorian taxidermy human child zoo’; and ‘Golliwogs.’

I’m aware that I’ve painted something of a bleak picture so far, but we’re off to Aberfeldy for a long weekend on Friday. I can’t wait to have some time away from work, and the inevitable domestic cycle. To be somewhere different; just the three of us. Oh, and there’s a distillery.
This post has just been a quick opportunity to get writing again, and unload a bit of my angst – but I’d like to canvass y’all for suggested subjects for future posts. I want to get things going again here, but I keep drawing a blank. Is there anything food related you’d like to know about, but want me to do the research? Got a foodie challenge you’d like me to try (can anyone make jellied eels sexy!?)? Want to see an interview with a local food/drink/parent-y person? Want me to do a David Blaine, and live inside a giant wheel of Gouda for a month (I’ll do it!)? Let me know in the comments – I’d be grateful for a bit of inspiration!
Finally, I’ve mentioned in the past the value of considering our ‘sparkle moments’ – the things, big or small, that have brought us joy (#notyouMarieKondo). My sparkle moment of recent weeks -apart from The Boy’s blossoming into a chatty and fun wee character – has definitely been accidentally (honestly!) teaching him to say ‘mummy’s penis is funny’, which – of course – he has delighted in shouting at the top of his tiny voice.
Another great blog, I’m in awe of the way you write. I’d love to read your reviews of Lisbon’s culinary scene….
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*blushes* thanks Matt! I’d love to write about food in Lisbon! Now, if only we had good friends 8n that beautiful city…
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