What a gorgeous man, alway happiest in his kilt. This is the fly plaid (tartan over his shoulder) that I chose to wear to Jock’s funeral, the last one he wore. lz (Some of the shots from the @masterchefau Grand Finale.)
What a gorgeous man, alway happiest in his kilt. This is the fly plaid (tartan over his shoulder) that I chose to wear to Jock’s funeral, the last one he wore. lz (Some of the shots from the @masterchefau Grand Finale.)
What a gorgeous man, alway happiest in his kilt. This is the fly plaid (tartan over his shoulder) that I chose to wear to Jock’s funeral, the last one he wore. lz (Some of the shots from the @masterchefau Grand Finale.)
What a gorgeous man, alway happiest in his kilt. This is the fly plaid (tartan over his shoulder) that I chose to wear to Jock’s funeral, the last one he wore. lz (Some of the shots from the @masterchefau Grand Finale.)
What a gorgeous man, alway happiest in his kilt. This is the fly plaid (tartan over his shoulder) that I chose to wear to Jock’s funeral, the last one he wore. lz (Some of the shots from the @masterchefau Grand Finale.)
What a gorgeous man, alway happiest in his kilt. This is the fly plaid (tartan over his shoulder) that I chose to wear to Jock’s funeral, the last one he wore. lz (Some of the shots from the @masterchefau Grand Finale.)
What a gorgeous man, alway happiest in his kilt. This is the fly plaid (tartan over his shoulder) that I chose to wear to Jock’s funeral, the last one he wore. lz (Some of the shots from the @masterchefau Grand Finale.)
Happy birthday my love. Some moments from your birthdays together, never more special than today. Today the kids and I are together; spending time with you, watering your grass, singing you songs, still not grasping what forever is like without you in it. You eclipsed our family with your chaos and fun, and we are trying to find our new true north. I’m grateful that we are finding moments of joy in our smaller family, knowing that you are forever my husband, forever their Dad/Papa, forever a part of all of us. lz
One year ago today in Italy, in search of the best bowl of alla Nerano. We found it. lz
One year ago today in Italy, in search of the best bowl of alla Nerano. We found it. lz
One year ago today in Italy, in search of the best bowl of alla Nerano. We found it. lz
One year ago today in Italy, in search of the best bowl of alla Nerano. We found it. lz
One year ago today in Italy, in search of the best bowl of alla Nerano. We found it. lz
We had Isla’s first birthday party without her Papa. Jock would have been up all night the day before, the first one out of bed in the morning. Menu planning for weeks. Then I would have fallen asleep on Jock’s chest after the party, talking through how it went, if Isla had a good time, did people eat and drink enough, would she remember any of it. This year I did a BBQ and the rest of the food was outsourced to my sister and Mark. @avazonfrillo blew up the balloons. Uber delivered the cake. I cried as I dressed the kids. I fell asleep without Jock. This exact day last year we were flying back from Rome, having started the plan for our new life together in Italy. A dream that never came to be. For Jock to miss these days seems unfair and unbearable, and another of the firsts we are pushing through as a family. But our little ones are finding joy again, they are being the happy and cheeky children they always were, and I’m grateful that life keeps dragging us forward day by day. lz
We had Isla’s first birthday party without her Papa. Jock would have been up all night the day before, the first one out of bed in the morning. Menu planning for weeks. Then I would have fallen asleep on Jock’s chest after the party, talking through how it went, if Isla had a good time, did people eat and drink enough, would she remember any of it. This year I did a BBQ and the rest of the food was outsourced to my sister and Mark. @avazonfrillo blew up the balloons. Uber delivered the cake. I cried as I dressed the kids. I fell asleep without Jock. This exact day last year we were flying back from Rome, having started the plan for our new life together in Italy. A dream that never came to be. For Jock to miss these days seems unfair and unbearable, and another of the firsts we are pushing through as a family. But our little ones are finding joy again, they are being the happy and cheeky children they always were, and I’m grateful that life keeps dragging us forward day by day. lz
We had Isla’s first birthday party without her Papa. Jock would have been up all night the day before, the first one out of bed in the morning. Menu planning for weeks. Then I would have fallen asleep on Jock’s chest after the party, talking through how it went, if Isla had a good time, did people eat and drink enough, would she remember any of it. This year I did a BBQ and the rest of the food was outsourced to my sister and Mark. @avazonfrillo blew up the balloons. Uber delivered the cake. I cried as I dressed the kids. I fell asleep without Jock. This exact day last year we were flying back from Rome, having started the plan for our new life together in Italy. A dream that never came to be. For Jock to miss these days seems unfair and unbearable, and another of the firsts we are pushing through as a family. But our little ones are finding joy again, they are being the happy and cheeky children they always were, and I’m grateful that life keeps dragging us forward day by day. lz
We had Isla’s first birthday party without her Papa. Jock would have been up all night the day before, the first one out of bed in the morning. Menu planning for weeks. Then I would have fallen asleep on Jock’s chest after the party, talking through how it went, if Isla had a good time, did people eat and drink enough, would she remember any of it. This year I did a BBQ and the rest of the food was outsourced to my sister and Mark. @avazonfrillo blew up the balloons. Uber delivered the cake. I cried as I dressed the kids. I fell asleep without Jock. This exact day last year we were flying back from Rome, having started the plan for our new life together in Italy. A dream that never came to be. For Jock to miss these days seems unfair and unbearable, and another of the firsts we are pushing through as a family. But our little ones are finding joy again, they are being the happy and cheeky children they always were, and I’m grateful that life keeps dragging us forward day by day. lz
We had Isla’s first birthday party without her Papa. Jock would have been up all night the day before, the first one out of bed in the morning. Menu planning for weeks. Then I would have fallen asleep on Jock’s chest after the party, talking through how it went, if Isla had a good time, did people eat and drink enough, would she remember any of it. This year I did a BBQ and the rest of the food was outsourced to my sister and Mark. @avazonfrillo blew up the balloons. Uber delivered the cake. I cried as I dressed the kids. I fell asleep without Jock. This exact day last year we were flying back from Rome, having started the plan for our new life together in Italy. A dream that never came to be. For Jock to miss these days seems unfair and unbearable, and another of the firsts we are pushing through as a family. But our little ones are finding joy again, they are being the happy and cheeky children they always were, and I’m grateful that life keeps dragging us forward day by day. lz
When I met Jock he had two daughters, we then made two gorgeous babies together. There were 20 years between his first child and his last, and he was a different person and parent for each of them. What was the same was that he loved them beyond any words or actions. Jock never really grew up: he taught the kids ways to do things that would drive me crazy – from dunking their roast chicken directly INTO the gravy boat as it was the safest way to cover the entire surface area, how to wedge a whole donut into their mouth at one time, to scaring the absolute sh*# out of me for a laugh. There’s roles that I can pick up, but this one – the cheekiness that was his parenting superpower – that is uniquely his. Beyond just being a Dad, he dreamed one day to be a Nonno. I wish he had that chance. Ava, Alfie and Isla – I’m so grateful that he left a little piece of himself behind in each of you. You are brave and strong and the sole reason why life will be wonderful again for us all. lz
When I met Jock he had two daughters, we then made two gorgeous babies together. There were 20 years between his first child and his last, and he was a different person and parent for each of them. What was the same was that he loved them beyond any words or actions. Jock never really grew up: he taught the kids ways to do things that would drive me crazy – from dunking their roast chicken directly INTO the gravy boat as it was the safest way to cover the entire surface area, how to wedge a whole donut into their mouth at one time, to scaring the absolute sh*# out of me for a laugh. There’s roles that I can pick up, but this one – the cheekiness that was his parenting superpower – that is uniquely his. Beyond just being a Dad, he dreamed one day to be a Nonno. I wish he had that chance. Ava, Alfie and Isla – I’m so grateful that he left a little piece of himself behind in each of you. You are brave and strong and the sole reason why life will be wonderful again for us all. lz
When I met Jock he had two daughters, we then made two gorgeous babies together. There were 20 years between his first child and his last, and he was a different person and parent for each of them. What was the same was that he loved them beyond any words or actions. Jock never really grew up: he taught the kids ways to do things that would drive me crazy – from dunking their roast chicken directly INTO the gravy boat as it was the safest way to cover the entire surface area, how to wedge a whole donut into their mouth at one time, to scaring the absolute sh*# out of me for a laugh. There’s roles that I can pick up, but this one – the cheekiness that was his parenting superpower – that is uniquely his. Beyond just being a Dad, he dreamed one day to be a Nonno. I wish he had that chance. Ava, Alfie and Isla – I’m so grateful that he left a little piece of himself behind in each of you. You are brave and strong and the sole reason why life will be wonderful again for us all. lz
When I met Jock he had two daughters, we then made two gorgeous babies together. There were 20 years between his first child and his last, and he was a different person and parent for each of them. What was the same was that he loved them beyond any words or actions. Jock never really grew up: he taught the kids ways to do things that would drive me crazy – from dunking their roast chicken directly INTO the gravy boat as it was the safest way to cover the entire surface area, how to wedge a whole donut into their mouth at one time, to scaring the absolute sh*# out of me for a laugh. There’s roles that I can pick up, but this one – the cheekiness that was his parenting superpower – that is uniquely his. Beyond just being a Dad, he dreamed one day to be a Nonno. I wish he had that chance. Ava, Alfie and Isla – I’m so grateful that he left a little piece of himself behind in each of you. You are brave and strong and the sole reason why life will be wonderful again for us all. lz
This would make Jock immensely happy – @andyallencooks unexpectedly came into our life 4 years ago. He quickly became a best mate to Jock, shared a passion for food and fun, and was someone who cared deeply for our family. Andy walked back into the MasterChef Kitchen to film his segment for Jock’s tribute show 7 months ago, literally only hours after I called him to tell him the news. He did that for Ava and I, for Jock, and as a gift for our little ones to watch in the future. I see now that it was an enormous, and possibly unfair, request I made of him. He did it without hesitation. To see @andyallencooks heading back into the Masterchef Kitchen now, stronger, with some shit life lessons learnt way too early, and with three new talented and kind Judges would make him super proud. I think he’d say something like ‘Mate, that kitchen is greater with you in it.’ To @pohlingyeow @sofiaklevin @jeanchristophe_novelli – you already know how amazing @masterchefau is, but you are yet to realise the legend that is your new mate in @andyallencooks, and the crew who are the best in the business. This is a group of people who respect the privilege of being part of such an extraordinary show, they know they’re stronger together than as individuals, and they want to nurture contestants in turning their dream of food as a career into reality. You all have my absolute support – all I ask is that you continue to take the piss out of Andy, make him coffees that are so strong he walks onto set shaking, take him for a round of golf to let off some steam, and that you beat him in any cook-offs. Let’s make 2024 the best season of @masterchefau yet – get to know the Judges, support the contestants, and keep cooking! Loz
EDUCATION TIME – pay attention! It’s Scottish Snack education, and you should pay it the attention it deserves. In this instalment we will deep dive into the ‘light’ chocolate choice of the Scots – Tunnock’s Tea Cakes. Loz #scottish #tunnocksteacakes
