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Prey to distraction
We took the car to Dunkeld to check out the charger there and what do you know, Loch of the Lowes is just round the corner. LJ is back, and the viewing room was hoachin’. Stopped off at Tiso’s Perth, and then toured Dunkeld’s shops. Fortunately most of them were shut, but it doesn’t bode…
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Treemendous
Townhill Loch today. Some bizarre stuff going down, which we assuaged with a nice cup of tea and biscuit.
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Argentum vacation
As is my wont, I looked up silver on Wikipedia and within three clicks happened upon the delightful phrase “metals of antiquity“, which I think quite aptly describes a milestone wedding anniversary. The poking about further elicited the notion that metals are malleable, fusible and ductile; going over those terms in detail, l was struck…
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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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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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Fly pie
I reckon about a month is a long enough gap, jings, who knew? The intervening period has seen the usual blend of life and all its pleasures, vicissitudes, ironies and fleeting glamours. Stand out items include: making your niece, nephew and sister in law walk along Aberdour beach in a howling gale, whilst happed up…
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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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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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IWL
Oh, this modern age. By the time I have corralled photos from the camera smart card, the camera hard drive, the phone, the significant other’s phone, WhatsApp and the ones I am sure that I took but which actually only exist in my head. it’s time for a lie down. This wee chap appeared beside…
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GBBW
Great British Bird Watch. Is it wrong to prepare the battle ground with every type of bird food at one’s disposal? We’ll soon find out, I shall update with this year’s total. Please don’t tell me anything about the #T2 film until I have seen it. House sparrow 5 Blackbird 2 Woodpigeon 2 Magpie 1…