I was tagged by Dugalwest. I've finally managed to think of five facts!

Join me in the kitchen as I get our Christmas puddings ready!
My Mum's recipe is below. Please remember I'm using UK Imperial measurements. The amount of spices (and the type) can be varied according to   more...taste. There can be a variety of dried fruit so long as it weighs two and a hlaf pounds in total. Please feel free to ask questions in the comments section - I'll do my best to answer them!

Mum's Christmas Pudding Recipe:-
4oz self raising flour
1 heaped tsp mixed spice
quarter tsp ground cinnamon
half tsp grated nutmeg
8oz breadcrumbs (white or wholemeal)
1 lb dark brown sugar
8oz suet (beef or veggie)
Total of two and half pounds dried fruit (e.g. raisins, sultanas, currants)
2oz chopped almonds (or walnuts, mixed nuts)
Grated rind of 1 lemon and 1 orange
1 finely chopped apple
4 standard eggs
Half pint stout or equivalent (Guinness or Traquair Jacobite Ale!)
4 tbs rum or brandy

Put dry ingredients into large bowl (flour, spices, breadcrumbs, sugar) and add all fruit, nuts, grated rind and chopped apple.
In another bowl beat the eggs and mix in stout and rum or brandy. Pour this into the large bowl and mix into the dry ingredients thouroughly.
Leave overnight covered with a cloth in cool place.
Next day, divide mixture into 3 - 4 pudding bowls (depending on size) and steam for eight hours each. These must be thouroughly cooked to be stored. Can be eaten straight away or re-steamed for an hour at a later date i.e. Christmas Day.
You could slice a cold, cooked pudding and reheat individual slices in the microwave - whatever makes your life easier!
Bon Appetit and Happy Christmas!  less

A personal pilgrimage to Whithorn in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. Whithorn was the site of a very early Celtic church built by St. Ninian. It was dedicated to St. Martin of Tours and known as the   more...'White House' or 'Shining House' as it was built of stone and not the usual wood. St. Ninian was reputed to have used a nearby cave on the coast as a retreat. St. Ninian's Chapel on the Isle of Whithorn was the first place pilgrims would land and recover from their journey!! The area is a beautiful place to visit whether you are a Christian or not!  less

It's All Hallow's Eve in Scotland!

A quick tour round the garden at the start of autumn.

My first video -ever! Spring flowers in my garden on St. David's Day 2007.

A tribute to my Mum on Mothers Day in the UK. Music is by Karine Polwart from her CD "This Earthly Spell" with her kind permission (website: www.karinepolwart.com)

A (very) short prayer for Beltane (summer). It is adapted from a Mowhawk prayer and I found it in The Celtic Prayer Book Volume 3 by Ray Simpson. The visuals are taken from the area around us - had a   more...bit of fun trying to find some mist, for once! The music track is six minutes long originally and is great as a focus for a meditation.  less

Entry #7 by NimbleThimble

Quick vlog out in our frosty garden today, 21st December 2007. Found out the temperature reached minus 8 degreesC here. Brrrrr........

A short video showing how one town in Scotland took part in the UN International Day for Peace 2007(and the World Council of Churches World Day of Prayer for Peace). There was a Clooty Tree at one of   more...the Churches where people were invited to hang a ribbon symbolising their prayer or wish for peace in the world.
The book 'Scotland's Covenant for Peace' was inside for folk to sign. Alisdair Gray, author of "Lanark", helped design the book. Copies are available to sign all over Scotland.  less

A shout out to all my subscribers. Thank you for watching my channel!

Further thoughts from Nimblethimble. Videocomment for LVbianSynic.

Video Comment for LVbiansynic "Collective Wisdom"

My twentieth year at the EIFF! A video just to give a flavour of the Festival atmosphere - especially as it's moved from August to June this year. The Friends of the Filmhouse give a good party at the   more...Point Conference Penthouse and a great view of Edinburgh Castle. Lots of good films to see, so little time (and money!).  less

Welcome to the June Project with a Garden Theme! Make a video of your favourite garden. It can be your own garden, a friend's, a public park, a botanic garden, a charity open garden, balcony, window   more...box or potted plant! Add the video as a comment to this video. This means you're not restricted to time or the type of backround sound you want i.e. natural or musical. It would be good if it is filmed around this time of year and hasn't been posted before. If you want a clip of your video to be added to the Collective Soul Garden then take a minute or two minute clip (max) from your film and upload it to mediafire and let me know the link.It can have a natural sound background but please don't add music. The deadline is June 26th for the clips for the compilation for the Collective Soul Garden. If you are filming someone elses garden or one opened for charity please ask permission first. If a charity is involved then please give them a mention too. Thanks, looking forward to seeing all your beautiful contributions!  less

This is in response to LVibianSynic's Invitation to Fear #1: Fear of Intimacy. My first video response didn't upload properly so this is the second attempt. So cross your fingers.....

The Scottish Parliament voted against the development of new Trident missiles and for them to be based in Scotland. The majority of Scottish people agree. This demo on 3rd November 2007 in Edinburgh was   more...to voice support for this decision and to bring this to the notice of the Westminster Government and PM Gordon Brown.  less

It took me three weeks to get round to editing and putting this up - apologies! So this is the vlog after the Belarus children returned home just to give everyone an idea of what happened over the four   more...weeks the two girls were with us.
The link for the charity is: www.chernobylchildlifeline.org  less

My 30 second contribution to the July Livevideo Collective Soul project.

Innerleithen pipe and silver bands play at the start of St Ronan's Border Games week.

Short vlog to say how things are going with our Belarus children from the Chernobyl Children LifeLine.
They just think we're mad - they obviously don't see Live Video and realise that we are the sane ones!!

A chant from the Taize Community.
Music by Jacques Berthier (1923-1994)

Ubi caritas et amor,
ubi caritas,
Deus ibi est.
(Where there is charity and love,
God is there.)

This was made at the edge of the garden.

Just looking at a few of the flowers in bloom in our garden in May.
With the weather improving this week, will have to make one soon for June!