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Well done ScotRail
I went over to Helensburgh today. This was my third trip on the train network in three days – so that makes nine trains I have been on and all of them on…
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Woodworking class
I had another trip to Edinburgh yesterday (busy day). This was the second part of my woodworking course, which is to introduce you to basic woodworking techniques. We are building a “blanket ladder”…
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A lovely walk
Now that the immediate rush around the house is tailing off, we have managed to start exploring Cupar. R and I went on a little loop walk which does not seem to be…
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A modern beautiful thing
I’ve spoken quite a lot on this site about beautiful objects from the past; everything from Staffordshire pots, to 19th century bedlinen, to 18th samplers. I haven’t said much about modern things because…
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First shots of new bathroom
We finally managed to get our main bathroom finished apart from the decorating part which I will do this week. It is going to look very nice. But… If I ever do this…
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Cupar in bloom
R saw this when he was strolling through the park to meet my train. I had quite an eventful day in Edinburgh going to see a podiatrist for gait analysis to see if…
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All Four Paws
We adopted our beautiful black cat Amber from Cats’ Protection when she was eight years old (four years ago – so she is now twelve). She came as part of a package with…
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Dragon Fruit
This is a Dragon Fruit. I saw it at the Farmers’ Market and bought it because it looked spectacular and I had never tried one. TLDR – don’t bother. Like many exotic fruit,…
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Edinburgh
As planned I paid my first visit to the big city today. I am going to have to admit that Edinburgh is actually my favourite city in UK (Rome is my favourite city…
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A nice weekend Part Two
This morning, R and I took a load of rubbish from the move to the tip in St Andrews – it is about 15 minutes drive from the house. There is another tip…
