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Self-isolation – 2

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

If there is any advantage to self-isolating on Deeside, it is that there is plenty of beauty around us. Our garden is beginning to come to life, although when we see pictures from other parts of the UK we realise … Continue reading →

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Self-isolation

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

What to do? I suppose the last time I chose to self-isolate (healthy, young, foolish) was back in the 1970s when a combination of endless rainy season storms, an unreliable little motor cycle and flood-damaged, horribly dangerous forest tracks kept … Continue reading →

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Are the Thought Police on their way?

Posted on March 1, 2020 by

I was fortunate when at school to have an inspirational English teacher who tried to get us all thinking. At least, he was inspirational to me – I know that some of my contemporaries did not find him so, but … Continue reading →

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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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