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    Emojis

    / 16 November 2025

    We use Microsoft Teams to communicate between the three of us (with 37 stairs from top to bottom you can see why).  We even have a UNIX style MOTD which I use to…

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  • Other,  People

    Birthday

    / 4 November 2025

    Happy birthday to me! I won’t say how old I am, but I was born in 1966 (hold on a second, doesn’t that mean….) Anyway – R and I went to Lidl for…

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  • House,  People

    A blast from the past

    / 15 October 2025

    Today we had a visit from a gentleman who lived in Castlebank house in 1970s and his wife. We turned out to have quite a lot in common as they used to live…

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  • People,  Victoriana

    Linen

    / 10 August 2025 / 0 Comments

    I found some old linen while unpacking yet more boxes. One tablecloth had this laundry label on it.  It says “Farrer” which was my grandmother’s maiden name. She was born in 1888 and…

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  • People,  Travel

    Stirling today

    / 9 August 2025 / 0 Comments

    We went on a trip to Stirling today. With one thing and another and having every tradesman (and woman as our plumbers are female) in Cupar round at the house, I haven’t been…

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  • People

    Happy birthday J

    / 6 August 2025 / 1 Comment

    It is J’s birthday today. He is lucky to have been born in August because my birthday is in November (cold and miserable) and R’s is right after Christmas (cold, miserable and travel…

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