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The Borders
Visiting the Borders today. Long rolling hills instead of high, peaky mountains. Misty loves the adventure.
Attitudes
The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heav’n of Hell, a Hell of Heav’n John Milton
Changed times
In the many years when I worked in offices I coped with all sorts of changes in methods and tools. My first ever semi-mechanical calculator was a kind of complicated abacus which worked on a 3D type of mechanism. It … Continue reading
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A gem of a place
A visit to Tayvallich. A gem of a place. Brings back memories of long ago.
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Irish Celtic prayer
O Father who sought me O Son who bought me O Holy Spirit who taught me
The latest in the nematode saga
The packet of nematodes has arrived. It has been double-locked in the fridge till Him Behind the Wheel is brave enough to let them loose on the garden. Apparently the technique is to mix them with water and water them … Continue reading
Another rest day
Had a busy day yesterday doing all sorts of things in Oban. The weather was still Mediterranean so Oban itself was hopping. Could have done without the piper up the pier and the Scottish Country Dance music blaring forth from … Continue reading
Elder Wisdom
This is one of those gems that May Sarton comes up with. …… I have come to see that the past is always changing, is never static, never “placed” forever like a book on a shelf. As we grow and … Continue reading