10th December 2020 Necropolis

A couple of months ago, I went for a walk in Glasgow’s Necropolis. For those of you who don’t know the place, ‘Necropolis’, the city of the dead, is a large old cemetery with elaborate monuments situated on a hill opposite Glasgow Cathedral. Many of the graves are in a state of picturesque disrepair that

9th December 2020 Why you should stay anywhere

This is a story about a broom, a gate and why we should stay anywhere. I’d like to start with once upon a time because it feels right. This story is a good few years old, thirteen years to be precise. So once upon a time there was a family, sitting in the living room

8th December 2020 Not going to Zumba

We are well into December now and I haven’t been ‘Wham!ed’ yet. Not a single ‘Last Christmas’ for me so far, which is highly unusual in a normal year and yet so typical for 2020. The non essential shops are still closed in the central belt of Scotland, so there is no Christmas shopping going

7th December 2020 The Generosity of Jam Making

This blog is about love, which might take some explaining. In July 2018, I visited my mum for a few weeks, as always. One morning, she came back from the bakers and collapsed on the stairs. We thought it was maybe just the heat or her having a bit of an off day. It wasn’t.

6th December 2020 Puddles and what I have learned from them

I live in Scotland. The weather is wet, windy and miserable here. And that’s in summer! On one of the good days! Of course, it’s not wet and windy every day. Some days are wetter and windier, there is quite a bit of variety to our weather, just to keep things interesting and give us

5th December 2020 – Gifts from Great Aunties

I am off my head. If ever one needed proof, then here it is: I am writing a thank you letter to 2020. So let’s be clear about this, 2020 is a …………. year. You can fill the gap with your own choice of words, all in CAPITALS of course, we are shouting off the

4th December – The meaning of life

Yes, you read that right. I thought I’d take a more humble approach to the blog today and get some of the easier things out of the way. Right here and right now. And what could be easier than the meaning of life. Okay, so it took me roundabout fifty years to get there, but

3rd December 2020 – Baby Jesus, the TARDIS and Rodin

This is a story about Jesus. In a way. I am one of the many people on this planet who have lost and found Jesus. But don’t worry, my story has nothing to do with religion. Here goes: As you know I got my Christmas tree down from the attic yesterday and with it comes

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

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