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Music as Time Travel

Some people don’t believe in time travel, but I think I have a pretty convincing argument for it. Here it is. There are some pieces of music (actually, there are many) that instantly transport me back in time and space. … Continue reading

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Busy Bees

248/365 Busy bees flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license I love making postcards.  Doodling ideas on paper, then drawing them on blank cards, looking through my spreadsheet of names and addresses, writing a … Continue reading

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Preserving memories

Our friend Irvine recently gave us a big bag of apples from his trees, so this week I decided to make a batch of chutney and also to augment the pink currants from our garden and make a batch of … Continue reading

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Holiday traditions

Postcard from Algot flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Sending postcards has been part of my holiday routine for most of my life. As a child we were ‘encouraged’ to send them to … Continue reading

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Seven months of daily photos

Seven months of daily photos, one for each day of the year.

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Listening AND doing

Image from Wikimedia Recently I’ve been over-exposed to the picture above. I’ve been to a slew of talks and presentations where well-meaning people have used this picture on  slide and told me that lectures are outdated and all the best … Continue reading

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How to tell a story

How to tell a story flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license How to tell a story Who am I to tell you how to tell your story? You might start at the beginning … Continue reading

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Walking around Glasgow

I know that people have strong opinions about all of the building that is happening at UofG, but personally I love the juxtaposition of old and new buildings, and views like this one, with the tower behind the crane for … Continue reading

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Dear Green Shawl

194/365 Dear Green Shawl flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license I’ve been meaning to knit this shawl for many years now – it’s been sitting in my Ravelry queue awaiting the right yarn. … Continue reading

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Thoreau

Thoreau flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Today was a very hot day, so we decided to head out to the woods with a packed lunch. Despite the inevitable traffic jams around Balloch … Continue reading

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