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A Red Admiral butterfly rests on a stone wall.
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A Butterfly Day

by Lydia August 31, 2023

Today was a butterfly day, with Red Admirals and Peacocks aplenty. There have been so many this year.

Walking to school, Auri and I spotted nine butterflies on a single buddleja bush, with more resting on the stone wall beside.

August 31, 2023
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A child's drawing of a family, with three stick people (one of whom is holding a stick baby) and a stick dog.
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Family Portrait

by Lydia August 30, 2023

Family portraits don’t come much cuter than this.

August 30, 2023
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A baby sits in a pram, smiling and chewing a wooden rattle. She is outside and it is clearly a sunny day.
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Already A Distant Memory

by Lydia August 26, 2023

Today has been a comedy of errors. And the rain has truly set in. Sunny walks in the woods earlier this week are already a distant memory.

August 26, 2023
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A child's Playmobil stable with some pink slime hanging off it.
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Unicorn Slime

by Lydia August 24, 2023

Euan is back from a few days undertaking fieldwork for his elm work in Skye, so I am fortunately no longer the only person at home to do things like clear up half a tube of toothpaste smeared all over the sink and the bath, and wipe down toys which have been attacked with unicorn slime. Oh, the glamour of my life.

August 24, 2023
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A margarita sits on a table in a restaurant in the foreground, with a glass of cranberry juice behind.
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First Day of School

by Lydia August 15, 2023

Somehow, today was Auri’s first day at school. Already.

As I did when Elfi started nursery earlier this month, I spent half the day flinching, thinking I’d misplaced a child somewhere.

Euan and I dropped Auri off in the morning, then went for a very civilised coffee and breakfast pastry in a mildly shell-shocked daze. Later, there was lunch.

August 15, 2023
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A woman wears pink-mirrored aviators and a headband with a big pink flower at the front. Her long hair is either tousled or disheveled, depending on which way you look at it.
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As Styled by Auri

by Lydia August 14, 2023
August 14, 2023
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A pod of dolphins swim together, chasing salmon not far from the land.
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Friday Night Dolphins

by Lydia August 13, 2023
August 13, 2023
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A little girl looks out to sea, watching for dolphins, on a gorgeous summer's evening. The long shadows of her unseen companions stretch out in front of her from behind the camera.
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Sea-Fever

by Lydia August 12, 2023

Last night, Euan and Auri nipped along to Chanonry Point to meet some friends and watch the dolphins as the tide and the weather were both perfect. It was Elfi’s bedtime so we couldn’t join them, but it was a magical evening, and listening to Auri chattering away excitedly as she got ready for bed when she got back (waaaaaaaaay past her bedtime!) will be something that will stay with me forever.

August 12, 2023
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A young girl, smiling cheekily, is standing in her pyjamas and presenting her hands to the camera - one is coloured blue, and the other is coloured red.
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Double (Handed) Trouble

by Lydia August 11, 2023

Remember the other day when I thought Auri might be worn out from a busy day and go to bed on time? Well, this was what she did instead.

August 11, 2023
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A pre-school girl stands in a museum in front of a display case, ticking off a treasure hunt quiz featuring Highland Cows.
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An Adventure Day

by Lydia August 9, 2023

Today, Auri and I had An Adventure Day, featuring buses, a bank, a museum and art gallery (including a Highland Cow treasure hunt!), a trip to campus, and coffee and croissants. A tiny, tiny part of me thought Auri might actually be worn out tonight and go to bed on time, but no.

August 9, 2023
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Elosa

Take one Southern and one Northern. Throw in two determined (very) young women and their four-legged guardian and partner in crime. Immerse in the Highlands.

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