Tag Archives: #blogging4life

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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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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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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I love …

Posted on 27th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Inspired by today’s Daily Create based on Kim Douillard’s blog post. I love. I love to sit and knit on a winter evenings, sitting on the sofa in front of the TV, with my legs wrapped up in a Shetland … Continue reading →

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A Glasgow Banksy

Posted on 24th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Since I’ve been taking a photo each day to upload to Flickr (for each day in 2024 and every one so far in 2025) I’ve been looking at my surroundings more carefully and noticing things that I have not seen … Continue reading →

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Lazy Sunday

Posted on 23rd March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Soup flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license Since before we were married I’ve been going over to Niall’s parents for Sunday lunch. When I first went it was very much a family event with both … Continue reading →

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Malicious links

Posted on 19th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

20190425_Elephant at the Metal Zoo flickr photo by Damien Walmsley shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license A couple of weeks ago I had a feeling that my emails weren’t working properly. I couldn’t work out what was happening, but … Continue reading →

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Open Education Remixers

Posted on 5th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

This week, as part of Open Education Week 2025, I’m joining in with all of the remixes thanks to the wonderful Bryan Mathers and his remix machine and OEGlobal. First a ‘hello‘ activity, to make a badge. I made two … Continue reading →

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My Dad, the Storyteller

Posted on 1st March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

My dad was a great storyteller. He loved to talk, and he also loved to listen. As a child I remember how he’d respond to a question about history, physics or classical music by pausing, raising a finger on his … Continue reading →

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