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Clearing up
I cleared up yet another load of weeds today. It was time for the composting bin to go out, and it was full up to the brim. When I went to move it,…
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A walk in the park
R suggested that we went for a walk this evening because “he hadn’t been out of the house all day”. I didn’t like to mention that I had been outside in the intermittently…
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More stained glass
Following finding Anne Black’s window in the Old Kirk, I thought I might have a go at making a poor man’s version of a stained glass panel to hang in my window. It…
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In which R is the best (again)…
Of course R has always been the best, but it merits giving an example of why. I was paying a surprise visit to see my Mum in Helensburgh today. I had been hoping…
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In which not much happens
R was away at a conference today, so I did a load of boring gardening. J did a little bit of boring gardening – he is supposed to be doing 10 hours a…
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MacDuff’s Stone
Went up to Macduff’s stone with some friends today – this is “the” Macduff from the Macbeth story and it was here that he was granted sanctuary by King Malcolm. It was quite…
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When it’s Scone, it’s Scone…
I couldn’t resist the title. J and I went to Scone Palace today and I discovered that it is definitely pronounced to rhyme with “doom” and not “loan”. But this is in general…
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An Indian feast
I had some friends round for lunch today (R calls us “The Ladies that Lunch” – this seems to be an excuse for he and J to go and hide rather than be…
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