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Family Life, Grandparents and the Summer Holidays
Leaving Scotland at the end of August was bitter-sweet. The autumn was on its way. There was no denying that distinctive tinge in the air, the bite in the wind, and the internal clock signifying that the height of summer was over, and everything now was in decline. So as I departed for sunnier climes,…
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Book Festival
Memoir, Biographies and Boswell’s Book Festival Memoir and biography have always been my favourite genre, with historical fiction a close second. I like to read about interesting lives, interesting incidents in history especially if they relate to things I care about. That’s why when I recently attended Boswell Book Festival at Dumfries House in Ayrshire,…
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Springtime Hope
This time last year I wrote my first Blog with the desire to entertain, brighten and perhaps to allow my readers to pause for thought. I began by describing the beauty of the South of France that was just awakening from a sleepy lockdown, where everyone felt joy at being alive, and to be finally…