Author Archives: NomadWarMachine

My blogging journey

Posted on 16th April 2025 by NomadWarMachine

I started my blog on 17th July 2012, originally as a WordPress.com hosted site. I blogged sporadically about conferences I’d attended, bits of philosophy that interested me (at the time I was a tutor in Philosophy as well as a … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on 13th April 2025 by NomadWarMachine

97/365 Mugdock flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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100 days of 2025

Posted on 10th April 2025 by NomadWarMachine

One hundred days, a photo a day. Taking a daily photo reminds me to stop and look at my surroundings. Sometimes I take a bunch of photos and find it hard to choose just one, other days I only remember … Continue reading →

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Violets

Posted on 9th April 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Violets flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license Violets always remind me of my mother in law Morag. They used to grow all over her garden in Bearsden and her gardener would weed them out. Morag … Continue reading →

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Antonine Wall: Bearsden Bath House

Posted on 7th April 2025 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve driven past the Roman Baths in Bearsden so many times, but yesterday was the first time I’d ever stopped near it. So yesterday, when we went to visit N’s mum in her care home on Roman Rd, we wandered … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on 6th April 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Heron flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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Honesty

Posted on 31st March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve been thinking about mum a lot this weekend  – maybe because it was Mothering Sunday yesterday – although as my mother’s daughter I know better than to call it Mother’s Day and be confused about what the day was … Continue reading →

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Starry Night

Posted on 30th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today is Vincent van Gogh’s birthday, and the Daily Create asks us to create art appropriate for a birthday card. I began with a sunflower I’d drawn sunflower flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license And … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on 30th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

83/365 Two Swans a swimming flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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Boundaries

Posted on 29th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Yesterday’s Daily Create was about boundaries, and I was thinking about what my response would be as I was walking up to a Uni meeting yesterday morning. First, as I got off the bus and started walking up the path, … Continue reading →

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