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Linlithgow Palace
Visited Linlithgow Palace over the weekend. The main impetus for this was that Grandie #3 has been acting as a Palace Guide during the summer holidays. (She is the one in red.) This was her last weekend of the summer, … Continue reading
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Tagged Historic Scotland, History, Lifelong learning, Linlithgow Palace, Scotland
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Retail therapy
Aha! Have found the answer to the political blues. Am off for some retail therapy at an antiques and painting centre. Only browsing, but lunch out on the way all being well. Have a good Friday.
Stress and incapacity
Occasionally I feel like giving vent to feelings of anger and frustration in this blog. To be honest, I don’t do it very often, mainly because I am the kind of person who sees things from all sorts of angles. … Continue reading
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Tagged budget cuts, incapacity, local authority, society, stress, vulnerable adults
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Visitors
Sons #1 and #4 visited with their families and overlapped for a good bit of yesterday. Hectic and enjoyable and thoroughly unmissable. The video camera added to the fun with my inexpert hit and miss version of filming and #1’s … Continue reading
A real fairytale
Do you like fairytales? I almost hesitate to ask the question, because The Secret of Moonacre is akin to the Narnia Tales in that it has undertones of sacrifice and resurrection. At one level, it is a rollicking tale of … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Goudge, Evil, fairytale, film, good, love, resurrection, revenge, Secret of Moonacre
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Sunday Best
God……… are you there? Or here…….or where? Will you listen to my soul….. or help me find a heart? Lord….. of this day, of my life…. Help me to let go and love and accept and include all your creatures … Continue reading
Being mumpty
How do you have a Day Off when you are retired? Most people who are still working think that retirees have it easy; after all, every day is time off to do what you want. That is true in one … Continue reading
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Tagged blue jay, Day off, kingfisher, pine marten, plumber, retirees, WC
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Wildlife news and philosophy
It has been one of those days for wildlife………. not the wild partying kind of days of yore, but for seeing and getting news of the birds and creatures around us here. First of all I drew the curtains to … Continue reading
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Tagged deer, mink, philosophy, pied wagtail, pine martens, Sparrowhawk, wildlife
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Women again
Have a look here – for a way to combat injustice and prejudice towards women in the church. Thanks to The Vernacular Curate.
Dog Days in Andalucia
Autobiographical books nearly always catch my imagination, but in the case of Dog Days in Andalucia, I have to admit it was the doggy eyes on the front cover – spotted it across the room in a bookshop/cafe and I … Continue reading
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Tagged autobiography, cats, Dog days in Andalucia, dogs, Jackie Todd, rescue, Spain, strays
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