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Nine Shopping Days till Christmas

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

Not quite December but already Christmas lights twinkle along Princes Street and the festive tree on the Mound is being buffeted by teasing zephyrs. The Big Wheel spins… My mother liked writing poetry. This strand travelled down her mother’s side … Continue reading →

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Blue Skies

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Holidays are time out. Time away from the everyday. A time and place where you exist in a bubble. My bubble at the end of May had blue sky, blue water, green water, sunshine even. Hard to imagine in Edinburgh in … Continue reading →

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…to the Kitchen

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Odd place to begin a blog on getting out and about. But– I was away and now am back and the kitchen is where I have to go pretty soon after returning from holiday. To feed the cats, change the … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

I have tampered with Yeats’ words. Leave out ‘I will’ and William Yeats’ peaceful and appealing dream of a country place of peace, the gentle hum of bees and the lapping of water  becomes an exhortation. That is what I … Continue reading →

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