December 2025

December wa a family month with outings to Portobello and to The Botanics. Rory is still not sleeping particularly well, so it’s been a month of juggling running around with a toddler with early bedtimes.

I held the Scottish Technology Club Christmas Social in December. It was great to meet some new faces, and catch up with regulars without the pressue of organising talks.

Christmas preparation was fun - although we were away for Christmas itself, we decorated a tree. It’s nice now that Jack is old enough to get excited and know what is going on.

In the run up to Christmas and to celebrate H’s birthday we went away for a couple of days in Northumberland. We stayed at Laverock Law Cottages “North Star Treehouse” which was lovely. It’s a great location near to Bamburgh. We ate at The Potted Lobster which I highly recommend.

The Christmas-New Year period was relaxed. We joined the National Trust and visited Wallington Gardens a couple of times to catch up with friends.

Overall, it’s mostly been exhausting - but we’re going into the New Year optimistic and grateful for a great 2025. 👋