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Collective Wellbeing

Posted on February 13, 2020 by

What is a successful nation? I ask, because this was the question the First Minister of Scotland attempted to answer last month. According to Ms Sturgeon, Scotland is “redefining what it means to be a successful nation”. She went on … Continue reading →

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New year, new me… Maybe

Posted on February 2, 2020 by

Belated happy new year! As we enter a new year and new decade, you will, like me, have noticed lots of newspaper and internet features along the lines of “New Year, New You”. These are usually accompanied by brightly coloured … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2019

Posted on December 25, 2019 by

Merry Christmas to all followers of this blog

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Double negatives and big girls’ blouses

Posted on September 13, 2019 by

My wife – a wise owl, who never tweets (at least in the internet sense) -remarked recently, apropos of nothing, “We wouldn’t be human if we weren’t fallible.” Despite the double negative in that statement, she had offered me a … Continue reading →

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Gardening Notes

Posted on September 1, 2019 by

1 September, and our fruit trees are doing well this year. We could never have made that statement in Orkney, where we lived for 10 years. Orkney has other compensations, however – see the header picture of this blog Apple … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on May 24, 2019 by

Responding to a recent survey on stroke care from the Scottish Government, I made the point that in stroke care psychological and emotional therapy should be provided where needed alongside physical therapy. In hindsight, I now feel even more strongly … Continue reading →

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Sūji wa dokushin ni kagiru

Posted on May 9, 2019 by

Note to Meghan and Harry –   “Naming that Baby after me will not change my way of life.” Archie     Meanwhile, a gold star to you if you know what the title of this post means. It may … Continue reading →

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February 2019 – man removes clothing on Aboyne golf course

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

“It was so warm we had to take our pullovers off on the golf course.” This statement was made to me today by an Aboyne resident who had been enjoying the full benefit of a record temperature for February on … Continue reading →

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Adolescents, adverbs and conjunctions

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

Subtlety tends not to be in the nature of the adolescent. It is all or nothing…… Continue reading →

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Resolutions

Posted on January 23, 2019 by

Belatedly, I have begun my new year resolutions which are: 1. To keep this blog regularly updated and 2. To recover physically from the injuries inflicted during 2018 – notably the fall and broken arm last August, which put paid … Continue reading →

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