triboelectricityMar 23, 20203 minReading Eggs, Maths Seeds & COVID-19I never thought I would be writing a post about a computer-based activity that has absolutely no connection to the outdoors whatsoever an...
triboelectricityFeb 20, 20202 minPuck's Glen: aptly named, as we were bewitchedI don't understand how I had never heard of Puck's Glen until last month. I've never read about it, never heard it mentioned by any of th...
triboelectricityFeb 11, 20207 minSOME BABBLE GRATITUDE 'N' LOVE FOR Y'ALL! (AND PICS OF PAST EVENTS! AND TIPS FOR THE FUTURE!) Wow....Babble Rock!! You guys are amazing!! As I sit here tonight, the group has grown to 1603 members, with a huge jump in the last coup...
triboelectricityFeb 5, 20202 minOur Introduction to Geocaching: the real treasure was finding a hobby this awesome!A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to be introduced to the amazing activity that is geocaching by some friends. As I'm a complete newco...
triboelectricityFeb 4, 20202 minA Word from Someone else for a change! So as we have mentioned (quite) a few times on the Babble Facebook group, we are launching a social enterprise business, either this spri...
triboelectricityJan 25, 20202 minThe Greenock Cut: cutting through my misconceptions about greenock I have no idea why, but somewhere along the line, I was given the impression, by someone (and I blame the father of my Youngest Spawn, wh...
triboelectricityJan 25, 20202 minlynn glen fairy trailI actually wrote a post about Lynn Glen when we visited last year, so in many ways, you don't need to hear me droning on about it again a...
triboelectricityOct 14, 20199 minWoodlands Outdoor KindergartensFor almost a year now since he turned 3, my son has attended an absolutely outstanding forest nursery: Woodlands Outdoor Kindergartens at...
triboelectricityMay 16, 20192 minThe Falls of Clyde Classic This walk is so definitively Classic that its page on the walkhighlands.co.uk website actually includes that adjective in the title (as ...
triboelectricityMay 9, 20192 minLynn Glen Faery Trail: Free the Faeries! (and thus, the faeries are free!)The blog title is a rather unfair quip on the fact that Loch Lomond also runs a fairy trail where you can pay £3 per adult and £4 per chi...
triboelectricityApr 23, 20192 minLunderston Bay to Inverkip Babble Rock's third toddler-pace walk of the year took place on an extremely chilly March day. An article in The Scotsman draws a paralle...
triboelectricityMar 13, 20199 minThe Completely Non-Definitive Camping Guide with a Baby or Toddler I have held off writing this post for a long time, simply because there is no such thing as a definitive camping guide. Camping with kids...
triboelectricityMar 8, 20196 minNot-Suzi Quatro in Concert: a review of a 4-seater Sit-on-Top & a guide to accessoriesA chap on a Facebook kayaking group of which I'm a member asked me today what I had named my 4-seater kayak. His children had called thei...
triboelectricityMar 7, 20193 minHow to Make a Babble Rock Facebook EventA few folk have asked how to make an event on the Babble Rock Facebook page, so here is a definitive guide! Firstly, as you know, our Fac...
triboelectricityFeb 7, 20191 minMirror-shots This may be my shortest blog post yet....but I thought I'd let nature, and these mirror-like shorts at Glen Trool, speak for themselves. ...
triboelectricityJan 31, 20194 minGear Review: Sorel Boots... and we're not even sorel that we spent this much!Snow outside! It must be time for a blog post about boots! Actually I bought these mighty pieces of footwear for myself and Xani just be...
triboelectricityJan 30, 20192 minCornalees Nature TrailTrust me: some real magic often happens at the Greenock End O' The World. Down by that coastline and beauty can spring up unexpectedly wi...
triboelectricityJan 30, 20194 minA Doggone Consensus With No Catfights!My last blog post raised the question of how to create harmony and balance between the four-legged and two-legged members of Babble Rock....
triboelectricityJan 24, 20194 minWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Dogs….OK…I filched that title from a Raymond Carver collection of short stories. As I was mulling over what on the surface should be a pretty e...
triboelectricityJan 21, 20193 minThe Life Carver (brand name) Life Saver Foldable Pull Wagon (Red) Last night, as the icy mid-January cold bitch-slapped my face, and the post Christmas financial horror-fest dealt similar violence to my ...