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West Highland Way
It has been another gorgeous, sunny day and not too cold. So we ventured forth to do a walk on the West Highland Way. Not a very long walk, I hasten to add. A short section of the Tyndrum to … Continue reading
Empire of the Seas
Have watched the final part of Empire of the Seas written and narrated by Dan Snow. Most enlightening, though unfortunately as a nation we don’t entirely come out of it well. However it is fascinating to see the way that … Continue reading
The Question of Evil
The discussion group tonight at Living the Questions will be looking at “Evil, Suffering and a God of Love.” Most apt for my current train of thought. So far, in doing my homework I have come across a quote worth … Continue reading
Too much reality
This post is being written whilst I exit stage left because I am unable to deal with the tension in a crime show. I am famously, a coward when it comes to implied threat or violence. This brings me to … Continue reading
Change of roles
Dalamory has a problem. The cat has taken to begging for food and eating dog food. The dog is bemused and getting a little bit stroppy. So far it is 1 all.
A very merry unbirthday
Perhaps the anticipation of a month of treats is enough, rather than a pre-birthday month. It is a bit the same as that strange phenomenon of being retired and still having a Day Off. One can declare any day a … Continue reading
Mo Mowlam
Last night I watched the docu-drama, “Mo” thanks to the wonders of Channel4OD. What a performance by all the cast, especially Julie Walters who portrayed the larger than life character of Mo Mowlam with sincerity and integrity. It is hard … Continue reading
The news in Dalamory
Today is the start of the pre-birthday month. Haven’t quite decided whether to designate this a month of pre-birthday treats or of planning what the treats will be in the actual birthday month. Misty has now lost a total of … Continue reading
End of January
I am having a last-day-of-January day off. It’s all to do with feeling better and trying to do too much. And I guess tomorrow will be my proper Day Off!
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Perfection
We have no Starbucks locally. So it is important to know how to make the perfect cup of mid-morning coffee. Boil the kettle and put 200mls of semi-skimmed milk in the microwave to heat up. Find the pussy-cat mug. Put … Continue reading
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