Tag Archives: #blogging4life

Walking around Glasgow

Posted on 16th July 2025 by NomadWarMachine

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

Posted on 13th July 2025 by NomadWarMachine

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

Posted on 12th July 2025 by NomadWarMachine

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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Blogging as an academic practice

Posted on 11th July 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Percolating ideas flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license I’ve been enjoying dipping in and out of the “On Writing” series that Jim Groom’s been hosting on Reclaim TV, although I’ve not been able … Continue reading →

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Academic Book Chapters

Posted on 9th July 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Every time I have an academic book chapter published I promise myself that I will never do it again, because it takes so long from first submitting an expression of interest to finally seeing it published. But then I forget, … Continue reading →

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HOMAGO

Posted on 6th July 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to reflect on what make a community. That’s quite a big question for an an activity that typically takes 15-20 minutes to complete. I didn’t check before replying to it today, but last time this … Continue reading →

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Dogs of war – or peace?

Posted on 2nd July 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to Try this site that gives you a bit of control over world maps. It allows you to re-orientate the world map to specific countries (so you change the common perspective found in so many maps). You … Continue reading →

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Six months of photos

Posted on 30th June 2025 by NomadWarMachine

One photo a day, every day. Six months of the year gone already.

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Three in the Wild

Posted on 28th June 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Out in the garden after breakfast today – losing the cats under the long grass, marveling at all of the fruit on our apple and plum trees. It was hard to find a place to take a photo of only … Continue reading →

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UofG Chapel

Posted on 26th June 2025 by NomadWarMachine

I was feeling pretty low yesterday, but it was a lovely day and I was glad to travel up to uni for a couple of meetings. As I got off the bus I stopped to look over the Kelvin at … Continue reading →

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