tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381460383937761339.post7002802976304055282..comments2023-06-28T11:16:21.259+01:00Comments on My Life in Scotland: How to Deal with the Scottish Rain MARY IN SCOTLAND http://www.blogger.com/profile/04390613561715464322noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381460383937761339.post-22449612264570778462014-09-19T18:47:50.911+01:002014-09-19T18:47:50.911+01:00Hey! Just discovered your blog on Twitter - happy ...Hey! Just discovered your blog on Twitter - happy I did! I was an expat in Scotland - and am moving back there in two weeks, so it's cool to see fellow expats there as well! I have to say that when I stayed in British Columbia I hated the rain so bad - but it's really not as bad in Scotland as I expected or as people say! My boyfriend is a Scot and when he came to Canada and experience a big rain storm he was baffled because he was never drenched like that ever - it says something :) Camilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08272847682494279472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381460383937761339.post-1443535800839286932014-09-03T16:42:57.705+01:002014-09-03T16:42:57.705+01:00Spot on - the weather in Aberdeen can be quite dir...Spot on - the weather in Aberdeen can be quite dire - that is one thing I miss from back home actually; proper seasons, winter in the winter, and summer in summer, not this generic scottish weather all year round!<br /><br />I'm glad I found your blog, it's good to see your "own" city from someone else's perspective! I shall have a wee nosey around :)<br /><br />CeciliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381460383937761339.post-4302977164120100892014-08-22T13:45:10.069+01:002014-08-22T13:45:10.069+01:00Thanks for reading Linsey! I'm glad what I'...Thanks for reading Linsey! I'm glad what I'm posting is helping!<br /><br />You'll see us around if you look hard enough! We're always out!MARY IN SCOTLAND https://www.blogger.com/profile/04390613561715464322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381460383937761339.post-28153284116779394462014-08-22T13:05:09.715+01:002014-08-22T13:05:09.715+01:00Hi Mary,
My husband and I moved to Aberdeen last S...Hi Mary,<br />My husband and I moved to Aberdeen last September so he could start his PhD at the Uni. I have been following your blog for about a year and a half now and love it! This rain post is dead on and so are your packing posts, etc. Thanks for sharing so that all of us moving this way have good insight as to how to prepare and what to expect. <br />Hope to see you around!<br />LinseyLinsey Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358371447659043647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381460383937761339.post-36781735208614220492014-08-22T11:33:15.179+01:002014-08-22T11:33:15.179+01:00We should get together! My oldest is only is schoo...We should get together! My oldest is only is school mornings until Sept. 8th when she will go full days. Perhaps planning something for after that would be best as I will be more flexible. Mornings are actually better for me anyway as my youngest still naps in the afternoon. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126417755393350962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381460383937761339.post-58340257117269265012014-08-21T17:45:42.670+01:002014-08-21T17:45:42.670+01:00my heating bill is always astronomical but I refus...my heating bill is always astronomical but I refuse to be cold. I won't do it! I've already been sneaking it on for 15 min here and there. It has to come on at night now. I woke up shivering the other day! <br /><br />We will have an Indian Summer. We will. It's going to be grand and we'll soak up the last days before the darkness hit. We need to get together Andrea. Sebastian has afternoon Nursery but I'm sure we can work something out! MARY IN SCOTLAND https://www.blogger.com/profile/04390613561715464322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381460383937761339.post-10957524746125190142014-08-21T11:25:21.289+01:002014-08-21T11:25:21.289+01:00It did come on fast this year! I am still holding ...It did come on fast this year! I am still holding out for that Indian Summer, but my hope is fading fast. We have had to turn our heat on ALREADY in the early morning when we wake and will now even have it on through the night because the kids have been waking cold. I even turned it on yesterday at noon because I was SO COLD! I can't even think about how expensive our bills will be if this winter is colder than last!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126417755393350962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381460383937761339.post-59554655648662623842014-08-21T11:18:27.303+01:002014-08-21T11:18:27.303+01:00The rain and cooler temps came on fast this year! ...The rain and cooler temps came on fast this year! It's always a shock I think but this year came fast. I think it is going to be a bad winter. <br /><br />It is totally tough some days. You have to push yourself. But, I've been there where I didn't push myself and let the rain and grey skies consume me. You just have to think outside the box! Sebastian starts Nursery school next week and that is totally going to push us to get out every day. I'm glad for that!MARY IN SCOTLAND https://www.blogger.com/profile/04390613561715464322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381460383937761339.post-14848234412943830822014-08-21T10:35:33.009+01:002014-08-21T10:35:33.009+01:00Great post! I felt like I had adjusted last year, ...Great post! I felt like I had adjusted last year, but the change in weather this year made me feel like I needed to adjust all over again. Maybe that is what every year will feel like! We are forced to get out of the house every weekday morning now to get my oldest to school and I am sort of grateful for that. I do try to get out of the house almost every day for the sake of my kids and my sanity, but it sure it tough some days! It is all about changing your frame of mind, that is for sure! Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126417755393350962noreply@blogger.com