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A Weekend of The Arts
‘Hominin’ Book Launch (Neil R McAdam) & ‘Interstellar 10’ (Roger Sayer) This weekend I was lucky enough to take Dearest Son to a couple of events: It was our first book launch event we’d ever been to and I was keen to take DS (that’s Dearest Son) as I want him to experience new things,…
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I’m considering these Christmas gifts – what do you think?
I love watching YouTube videos which show all sorts of gift ideas. I don’t use Instagram or the other ‘social’ self-esteem killers so this is as close as I get to scrolling. Anyway, it got me thinking about a few things – mainly the fact I’m not that organised for Christmas yet. Here are a…
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Should I even bother if this is the reaction?
I’m trying to do something nice but the initial response has been so disappointing I’m wondering if I should even bother. I put up a post the other day about a project I’ve been thinking about for a long time. There are these things called ‘little free libraries’ and they are based in the US…
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Fundraising – I need help!
I’ve thought about this for a long time and I’ve finally set up a Give Send Go campaign to get a ‘little free library’ for the town of Nairn. These little free libraries are all over the world and are a way for a community to share books – all ages and all for free!…
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Bargains, organising and plans!
I’ve had a pretty busy day and I’d like to show you what I’ve done so far and let you in on what is next. We have a place not far from us which is next to the local recycling centre, i.e. dump, which sells stuff people don’t want anymore. It used to be really…
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The plants, me or the neighbour’s cat?
Who has been the most ‘productive’ this weekend? I hadn’t planned on doing a ton of stuff this weekend as I just wanted to relax after finishing the home-schooling but apparently, I can’t sit still. I’ve been doing some sewing/repairing/knitting of various things but I’ll show you them at a later time when I actually…
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Watching ‘Outlander’ as a Highlander
I’ve heard about the Outlander books and associated tv show but it wasn’t something I had followed – until now. I bought the first season dvd at a second hand place we go to regularly, thinking if I didn’t like it at least it hadn’t cost me much. But I do like it. I like…
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Goodbyes are so difficult
I’ve been reading a lot lately. Sounds more high brow than it actually is – I know people have book lists for this year but I doubt many, if any, of the books I read will feature on these! I do have a copy of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ which I intend to read, I also…
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Doesn’t anyone read books anymore?
We are at the stage now of moving from having a ‘child’ to having a ‘teenager’ and with that comes a re-arranging his bedroom! Dearest Son has one of those beds that has a ladder which gives a large amount of space underneath – currently FULL of storage boxes of all shapes and sizes. We…
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Bargain Hunting Once Again!
If I’m honest, I’ve noticed I am struggling a bit more this year with the reduction of daylight hours – even though Autumn is my favourite season and I’ve written several blog posts about it. So, in an attempt to cheer myself up and keep motivated, I’m trying to do ‘nice’ creative things this week,…
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Outlander Fans – Did You Know This?!
I thought fans of ‘Outlander’ might like to know this: On a recent day out to a place called Fort George (more detail in a previous post, including lots of photographs), I came upon this information board about the show ‘Outlander’. I have to confess I’ve never seen it or read the books associated with…
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