Phyl's Blog

500g of muscles, 500g des muscles, 500g der Muskeln? Don't know whether to laugh or cry - this is possibly my favourite yet! This mo...

We've found a lovely new cake - I'm sure it's no great for the figure but if you speak Italian - give it a go !

It was raining so the kids decided to play ludo. I had to marvel at Léon's logic. He was playing just with Charlotte at that point. One...

Wow - I thought the pink one was impressive. And I loved the metallic lilac but if I start seeing these on the roads, I'll simply...

I was saddened to hear yesterday that the iconic Glasgow Registry Office where Thomas and I married was shutting down. It's sad to th...

Looks like the BBC liked it too!

I love Amaia's use of the possessive - we've just had the cutest chat: Sure Lots is so silly - she sometimes wears shes trousers e...

We were supposed to be taking the kids to see Monsters' University today at the Odeon. As a family we have probably only been to the cin...

The scenario wasn't drastically different. I was about the same age, my baby was born the same week, albeit 16 years ago, weighing mor...

It's funny how you can see even at 5, what kind of teenager someone might become... I walked into my bedroom (where the only full-lengt...

I got a bit of a fright today when I backed straight into this in the sea and got it tangled round my leg. Of course once I'd extracted ...

Léon is a jumpy wee guy, always buzzing about in a manic fashion when you take him somewhere fun. Today in the sea he was running about...

I remember once as a child going to the coast with a friend from my primary school class. Her parents lived very near mine and some how I go...

Léon asked me today if we could buy this house in Troon if we win the lotto at the weekend! It looks about the right size for us... and I di...

I know she's half Danish, half Scottish but Anna is in some ways a very German child. She'd live on German sausages and pretzels if...

For more than 25 years I have dreamed of escaping Scotland because I find the climate thoroughly depressing. I had begun to believe it wa...

No one ever tells you at 18 that 45 year olds don't actually feel old! Nor do they point out that 45 year olds don't actually feel ...

The first summer we moved to this house Thomas grew so many courgettes the kids began to wail at the sight of them. (I've since develop...

I'm not usually one to blow my own trumpet but I have to say I was impressed with my wee Instagram of Thomas and his homebrew today. Lo...

Sometimes the simplest things in life leave the most lasting memories. I remember as if it was yesterday jumping through a neighbour's ...