The Cosiest Winter Coat

Dear Readers, Winters in Canada are definitely pretty chilly... but there are some perks to cold weather: skiing, skating and of course wearing great winter coats. Coats have always been one of my favourite garments and last year I was not able to bring them all to Scotland with me SO I have been loving…

Manchester Part 1

Dear Readers, So I am spending this week away from Scotland, and adventuring down to England! I have a five-day study trip to the city of Manchester for my Museum's in the Making course. We are spending the week visiting various museums and getting tours from different curators, which is my favourite part of my…

Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Dear Readers, This weekend I vistied the Botanical Gardens here in Glasgow for the first time, and I was definitely impressed. The gardens are located in the West End of the city, just off of  Great Western Road. Within the gardens there are several glasshouses, a tea room, and multiple walking paths. The gardens are…

Travel: Stirling Castle

Dear Readers, I am pretty lucky that my Masters program includes field trips, and specailtiy access to different historic locations and musuems. Two weeks ago one of the trips was to Stirling Castle in Stirling. Stirling is only a half hour train ride away from Glasgow, followed by a fifteen minute walk up to the…

A Few Fall Favourites

Dear Readers, It's hard to believe it but October is basically over, and before we know it Winter will be here. Before it gets too cold I'm trying to enjoy not having to get bundled up to go outside.  Winter in Scotland will not be as cold as Canada, nor will they get as much…

Travel: Loch Lomond Shores

Dear Readers, Last weekend I traveled to Loch Lomond Shores in Balloch, which is the very southern tip of Loch Lomond. Loch Lomond is the third largest inland stretch of water in the United Kingdom. From the Loch Lomond Shores you can hike out to see the Loch, a castle, and there is a strip…

Travel: St. Andrews by the Sea

Dear Readers, I recently had a half day of work so a couple of friends and I decided to take off to St.Andrews. St. Andrew by the Sea is this gorgeous little ocean town a little over an hour away from where I live. It is a very quaint sea side town with beautiful old…

Summer Floral

Dear Readers, I have had an extremely hectic week. My family moved this past Wednesday so I was rather busy packing, I then went away for two days to the northern part of the Province for work, then there was Canada day (the craziest day of the year for the Museum), and then of course…