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Posted on5 March 201512 November 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

Edinburgh’s Wild West

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I finally got around to downloading the Geocaching app on my phone, which means I can do a bit of urban geocaching now. It also means that…

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Posted on12 February 201528 September 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Letters home

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As part of February’s letter-writing challenge, I’ve decided that I need to think a little more about who I write to. Obviously, I can write to…

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Posted on5 February 201521 September 2020Everyday Life

A month of letters

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There’s a fabulous challenge taking place this month to write a letter for each day of postal service. (That’s 23 letters in America, as Sundays and Presidents’…

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Posted on4 February 20151 October 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Random memories: Why green?

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My favourite colour is green, and has been since I was a young child. I’m sure most people know that, but I doubt that anyone…

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Posted on3 February 201528 September 2020Musings & Ramblings

Compliments and criticisms

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What do the words “you’re pretty” and “you’re wrong” have in common? I struggle to accept them! Compliments and criticisms are very similar to me in that way. Though…

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Posted on2 February 201523 September 2020Everyday Life

Joyful pennies

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Things don’t always happen the way we’d like them to. In fact, I can fairly say that things seem to work against my desires the…

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Posted on13 December 201429 September 2020Everyday Life

Hand-me-downs

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Growing up in a large family, hand-me-down clothing was a regular part of life. It wasn’t necessarily something I hated (after all, I really wanted some of them!) but it certainly…

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Posted on26 October 201429 September 2020Musings & Ramblings

I am; I want

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Yesterday’s writing prompt was to write “I am” ten times, then fill in the rest of the sentence. Today’s was to write “I want” ten…

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Posted on21 October 201429 September 2020Everyday Life

It’s parliamentary, my dear

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When I first arrived in Scotland in 2001, the new Scottish Parliament was quite new. In fact, they didn’t even have a permanent building! But finally, in 2004, the…

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Posted on23 September 201422 September 2020Everyday Life

A silly challenge

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Confession: I am a bit of a silly person. And I enjoy being silly. I think being silly is loads of fun! OK, I suppose I didn’t…

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Posted on22 August 201424 October 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

Random memories: Three dates and you’re out!

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I was 25 years old when Rupert* asked me out on a date. He was a “local boy” a few years older than me and…

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Posted on7 August 20145 October 2020Musings & Ramblings

Random memories: Airless nights

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I was in my mid-20s, and still rather unsure about how the dating world worked. I couldn’t always tell if a guy was flirting with…

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Posted on31 July 201418 November 2020Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Ancient blogs

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In preparing for a talk I’m giving next month about online reputation management, I went back and reviewed some of my old accounts. And that’s when…

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Posted on4 July 201419 November 2020Everyday Life

Abracadabra

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I’ve never been much of a magic fan (I’m far too sceptical) so when a friend asked if I wanted to catch a show during…

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Posted on28 May 201429 September 2020Fitness & Exercise

I joined the gym, and God laughed

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I hate running in the rain. It sucks. It’s wet and miserable and icky and yucky and extremely unpleasant. So, inevitably, I make excuses for…

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Posted on24 April 201423 September 2020Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Talisker 10: A random memory

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I bought a bottle of Talisker 10 today, and it reminded me of the last bottle I bought exactly one year ago. It was a happy memory…

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Posted on14 April 201428 September 2020Musings & Ramblings

Dating data

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As part of my decision to be a bit more proactive about my return to the dating world, I’ve enlisted the help of a couple of…

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Posted on24 February 201428 September 2020Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Dreaming dilemma

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The alarm clock is set for 7 o’clock, but something has woken me at 6—stirring me from a pleasant dream that I want to continue.…

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Posted on15 February 20146 October 2020Everyday Life

Just four years

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Just Frances is four years old. Wow! Can you believe that I’ve been spewing this utter nonsense for that long? And if you thought I…

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Posted on2 February 201427 September 2020Cooking, Crafting & Creating

Monkey-ing around

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Sock monkeys, sock monkeys, and more sock monkeys! When I made my first sock monkey last year, I didn’t really envision myself making another. But last…

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