Leighann is a 28 year wife and mother of one, homeschooler, WWOOFer, blogger, and world traveler. You can read more about her crazy life at http://www.thenewsbase.com plus lots of stuff about gardening, cooking and books. She never planned to travel the world, but sometimes life throws us curves and she’s still learning to roll with [...]

….The Jackolantern is still sitting in the window, there are still tiny black plastic spiders all over the house, pictures of pumpkins still adorn the walls and the house gets decorated for halloween everday…..Why?  Well it’s our first time! ….Halloween is not a big deal in Australia, It comes and goes, almost unnoticed except for [...]

This was my first guest post in what has become an ongoing series of ‘Sunday’s Stories’ about people’s lives taking unexpected turns, and ending up in inspired places. My very first guest is Mike CJ, of Mikeslife.org,  a professional blogger and author, with a passion for helping beginner bloggers get ‘up and running’ with their [...]

Getting around town with a buggy, 2 little boys, and all the related paraphenalia can be challenging. Most of the time I walk, it takes longer, but I enjoy the journey as much as anything. Today though, we took the bus. Buses in Edinburgh are regular, frequent, clean and  go just about anywhere you need [...]

  I was nervous at first………… Walking to meet an old school friend I had only seen once or twice since school finished (About 15 ears ago). All nerves washed quickly away when we started what turned out to be a fabulous day of touristy fun and non stop catching up. I dragged the boys [...]

At no. 42 Canongate, along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, tucked behind a little gift shop is the Museum of Childhood. Established by Edinburgh Counsilor Parick Murray In 1955, the museum is a treasure trove of toys, books and even children’s househod items from bygone eras. It is a beautiful walk through the history of [...]

I’m feeling overwhelmed today. I’m just a little over half way through my Beginners Guide to Blogging by MikeCJ at MikesLife.org. This Blog is the result of that course, everything from the very beginning like setting up my domain name right through to placing advertisments and driving traffic I have learnt from Mike. It’s been [...]

The Sun is shining on my face, a gentle breeze is blowing, bringing to my ears the sounds of people talking and laughing, children playing, and through it all the sweet sounds of jazz….. This is a rare moment of complete relaxation. Jazz on A Summer’s Day is the biggest jazz event in the UK, [...]

Got caught in the rain today… You’re probably wondering what that has to do with eggs… It’s all part of the story. You see I took the kids shopping today, not the best idea, but the family’s got to eat. It started quite well really; the boys were still getting along at the bottom of [...]

This is one of my favourite videos on YouTube Smile, Dance, and Enjoy the rest of your day More about our travels here See more of Matts Videos on YouTube 0Digg