Jasmine was very interested in the bagpipes! She started pretending to play the bagpipes too.

That is so cute.

There's often a man in the city centre playing bagpipes. I think the tourists like it. The shops he's outside of are probably not so keen.

What's burns night?! I probably do know but I'm drawing a blank.

Luna, I love Coroline. It's a great film!

Celebrating poet and writer Robbert burns, or Rabbie Burns. Involves haggis and bagpipes.

Ahhhh yes I have heard of that!

The shops here were really promoting haggis for it. As soon as you walked in it was everywhere. I only like the vegetarian stuff.

All I know about Scottish food is haggis and 'neeps and tatties'
We actually say neeps and tatties quite a lot in our family! We just like the way they sound :p

I've always known neeps to be turnips. But I just had a quick Google and apparently there's some debate about whether neeps are turnips or swedes!

Lorraine, we need you, as our resident Scot! :p

I say neeps are turnip. Haha.

You just had me repeating turnip to myself to see how I say it. I don't think there are many ways to say it.

I really don't know how you would get 'neep' from swede!
I don't know how Scottish people pronounce turnip because all my Scottish family all just say 'neep!'

If it's mashed turnip I'd call it neeps, if it's just say chopped in soup, then I call it turnip. I wish you could here me say turnip so you finally know. I wonder if my neighbours can hear me saying turnip to myself.

Haha! Your neighbours must be rather confused if they can hear you!

They'll just think I'm taking one of my 'funny turns', haha.

How are you Beckie? Doing anything exciting? I should probably go to sleep soon, but I think I'll stay up a bit longer.

I'm ok. Just watching mock the week with a lovely mug of hot chocolate!
I should probably go to bed at some point soon. I'm pretty tired. I really need to clean the house tomorrow but I hate cleaning!

How are you Lorraine?

I'm low but plodding along.

Hot chocolate sounds amazing. I still have lots of Christmas chocolates left over. Maybe I should have a wee chocolate.

Sounds good! Chocolate cures all!

It does indeed!

I'm off to bed now. Good night and hope you sleep well :)

GUYS. I believe I have the answer to the turnip debate! Neeps are (mashed, generally) "turnip" but what we (in Scotland anyway, I am not sure about the rest of the UK!) refer to as a turnip is actually technically a swede. (Sweeds are the big ones and turnips are the little ones. Technically). Hope that helps, I know it's a super important question :P

Hope you all sleep well! <3

Glad to know about turnips and swedes! In other food related news I had an epic leek and potato soup earlier <3

Thank you Hannah for resolving this debate. I wasn't too sure what a swede was, I just assumed they were similar to turnips.

Katy, leek and potato soup is awesome.

Hey Amy. You up late too? I should go to sleep so I'm fit to go shopping with my sister tomorrow, but I got a burst of energy.

It's our dad's birthday soon, so we'll be getting his presents.

Yes, means we can go for coffee too.

I better log off and try sleep, so I'll wish you good night. I hope you manage to get to sleep.

Hope everyone managed to get to sleep :)

Hey everyone :)

Hey Beckie, how are you?

Hi Luna! Im ok thanks. Apart from feeling a bit sick!
How are you?

Hope you feel less sick soon Beckie.

How are you Luna?

Oh no, feeling sick is horrible.
I think my female organs are trying to kill me and I'm struggling to stay awake it seems but I'm ok.
How was it seeing Jasmine yesterday?

Ninja Katy, how are you love?

Thanks Katy. I feel a bit better now.

Sorry to hear that Luna. Definitely get lots of rest. Do you have a hot water bottle?

Seeing Jasmine was great thanks :)
Even though she did steal most of my lunch!

I'm watching greys anatomy again. There are so many slim, pretty blondes that I genuinely can't tell them apart most of the time!

Ha ha ninja skills!

Hope you're doing okay xxx

Glad you're feeling less sick and had good time with Jasmine :) Luna hot water bottles are the best :P

I attempted some cleaning but sickness came right back
:(
At least I managed to clean my bathroom sink and bath. They were pretty grubby!

Painkillers are FINALLY kicking in, thank god.
Sorry you're feeling sick again love, do you know what's causing it?

Glad the painkillers are helping :)

No idea. Sometimes it just happens randomly and I have no clue why!!

Luna and Beckie, I hope you both feel better soon.

I was supposed to be going shopping with my sister, but we postponed it for tomorrow, so I'm having another lazy day. Really tired anyway. I'm determined not to stay up late again.

What is everyone up to?

Thanks Lorraine.

Lazy day sounds good, especially of you're tired. You did go to bed quite late!

I'm just cooking jumbalya and watching lord of the rings.
My laptop charger has broken so no more greys anatomy until I get a new one!

I tried to install a software update on my phone and now it's broken :(

Oh no!! :(
Is it fixable do you think?