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This week I am reading Twilight of Democracy by Anne Apelbaum
Tag Archives: deeside
Pangrams in the sunshine
The first week of May has arrived. Glorious weather on Deeside continues, as does lockdown. In the world beyond, politicians pontificate; experts argue; people suffer and die; health professionals and carers treat and care. And everywhere the vocabulary of pandemic … Continue reading
Corona-spring on Deeside
The coming of spring on Deeside is a slow, ambling process where there is a pattern of a few days of biting winds and low temperatures followed by a single glorious day of warmth and blue skies. Such was the … Continue reading
Self-isolation – 2
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
Self-isolation
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
February 2019 – man removes clothing on Aboyne golf course
“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
Heat
In the mid 1970s, I spent a year working as a lecturer at the Federal Advanced Teachers’ College in Okene, Nigeria. I say “working”, but in fact the College had not actually been built due to a significant dispute about … Continue reading
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Tagged deeside, heat, nigeria, Okene, whippet, wicker basket
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My year of falling over
August already. Can 2017 be so far advanced? The last time I posted here was in early January. “For this relief, much thanks”, you may say, echoing Francisco in Hamlet. That would be an appropriate response, since the last time I … Continue reading
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Tagged deeside, falls, Hamlet, pain, Scottish Government, Scottish Stroke Care Audit, shoulder, St Andrews, stroke
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Deeside flooding – another update
Readers of this blog may remember that, back in December and January, Deeside was affected by serious flooding. A few weeks ago, I was able to let you have good news about one business that is fighting back. At the … Continue reading
Good news story
You may remember an earlier post in which I wrote about the devastation caused by storm Frank in our local communities. The nearby village of Ballater was particularly badly affected, and many local businesses feared they might never reopen. However, … Continue reading
Woodside station
Storm Gertrude! Remember you read it here first. To SHMU FM to do a radio interview about stroke. As I drive in from Deeside, I listen to a radio debate on the BBC about whether or not to ban Donald … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberdeen, Alex Salmond, deeside, the Alliance, Trump, Woodside
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