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Travellin’ folk
Well, the dearth of posts lately will surely suffice to indicate that once again it has been a very busy time here. Since our holiday we have also had a memorable trip to Glasgow to spend time with the Whites and Burgesses, the main driver of which was to have a meal together at the…
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Weddings
It’s over a year since we were invited to Hayley and Scott’s wedding, and we have just returned from the event, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Neither of us managed to keep it together sufficiently not to blub, and if wee Vivi didn’t get the email about being perfectly behaved, then so what, in the end…
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Adamantine
After a jolly nice scone with coffee at an Edinburgh garden centre, and a good blether with Rosemary and Susan, I was reminded of this lovely poem by D H Lawrence. Bavarian Gentians Not every man has gentians in his house in Soft September, at slow, Sad Michaelmas. Bavarian gentians, big and dark, only dark…
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Summer-y
Oh good grief, I was sure I had posted at least once in June, outwith Dad’s birthday, but I see the last one was May 28th. Poor old BTW always suffers the most appalling neglect in the summer, it’s shocking behaviour and someone somewhere needs a strongly worded email. In our defence I see that…
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Carpe-ing
I have little to add about the events of this week, save this link shared by Rosemary this morning. We watched the reading earlier. My thoughts are with everyone. So, in a mindset of “Let’s carpe the @&!# out of this diem” we have met up with loads of chums, as usual everything happens at…
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Isle of May
On Sunday, after long and careful planning, we met Diana, Caroline and Nigel for a return trip to the Isle of May. Last time we took Caroline & Nigel’s daughters and it was a rough old ride there and back; the girls had envisioned a genteel turn in an enclosed cruiser and were slightly traumatised…
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April show
Quite the week, one year older, several new chapters opening and progress afoot for close family. Leaps and bounds to follow shortly, let there be no impediment to this pedi-cure. A circular tour of central Scotland yesterday led us to RSPB Black Devon Wetlands, south of Alloa. I tried out my new telescope, which gives…
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Perorations
I know, I know, it’s been ages, some things just overwhelm one and the time flashes by. One enjoyable weekend was spent in Kenmore, with the Folk Club, the Mincers, Yard of Ale and Colin Ramage. Paul & I went half way up the hill, then for a sail on the Iolaire on Loch Tay,…
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Compendimumum
To Kirkcaldy, thence to attend the opening of the latest exhibition curated by Fife Contemporary Art & Craft, Limomolum, which we spent all morning practising saying, only to find out that the whole point is that you can’t say it. Further down the road, after excellent tea, coffee, wee cake and quick chat with Diana,…
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Widdershins
On Saturday we continued on our mini project of walking the Loch Leven Heritage trail one metre at a time, this hejira was from Vane Farm to East Brackley viewpoint and pavilion. Along this whole route there are many benches, most carved with local lore set in rhyme. One of my favourites, which I am…