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Flower of Scotland Friday: The Lamplighter
So the more observant of you may have noticed a few changes to my header. Includes one of my favourite pics taken with the Simunye kids in Bhekuwandle but also a picture of one of the flagstones...
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BK’s Guide to Children’s Books – Part 1
Yes of course this will be a completely biased series of posts because well, these are my favourite children’s books, and you might not agree. Though it has to be said that for the most part I’ve been...
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LFS Introduces… Nicola Hulks, Author of Stars in Unexpected Places
Today I’m very excited to introduce you to one of my most lovely of friends – Nicola Hulks! So now I hand you over to her… Stories Laura Anne has very kindly asked me to come along and write a guest...
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24 days of Christmas: Ye never see daylicht on Ne’erday (by Fran)
Fran Brady was born in Dundee and is a graduate of St Andrews University. After a varied career in the voluntary sector, she turned from charity management to creative writing. In five years, she has...
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Bedtime stories…
Me on the storytelling sofa (photo by Elastaboy on my camera) One of the things I’m missing most about my friends now living in Eyemouth is the fact I don’t get to see them as much anymore. My...
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I love the summer
I can’t believe we’re getting a summer. This is the first ‘summer’ I remember since 2006. No, really – I’m not kidding. And I’m doing everything I can to make the most of it – because who knows when...
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Blogember: Day 27 – A book that changed my life
I don’t even pause when someone asks me this question. I was 15, in holiday in Corfu with my friend Jennifer. I think it was the first year that I moved on from ‘children’s books’ to ‘adult fiction’....
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The perks of being a wallflower…
I’m still in denial about being back at uni and work. So with a free evening, which if I’m honest should probably be used for reading very tedious books about education, I am sitting on my laptop...
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A (belated) post on World Book Day
On Thursday it was World Book Day. I’ve been a long time book worm – totally my mother’s fault for teaching me to read when I was 3. I consumed books like they might go extinct. University has probably...
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Books and my inner child
When I transferred from the School of Geography to the Medical School in Aberdeen, it was with a new plan in mind. It was to not be a Geography teacher, but instead to become a Community Education...
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