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Category Archives: Photography
West End Walk
Hey babe, take a walk in the West End.. Open the gate.. What will you find? A chance encounter with beauty.. ..or something else inside? Maybe just a place to rest for a while. Then close the door and whisper … Continue reading
J & Dianne
My partner collects photos. He likes going through old photos in junk shops and buying whichever catches his eyes. He recently found these photos. In his own words: There’s something a bit sad and also a bit voyeuristic about this, … Continue reading
First Signs of Spring
I went out for a walk in the sunshine today. Along the way I passed one of my favourite pieces of street art. Seeing this little happy seal never fails to cheer me up. Look at his wibble face! Usually … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Personal, Photography, Scotland
Tagged Art, Glasgow, home, Photography, self
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Snapshot
I love autumn in Scotland. You get intense skies, beautiful colours and so much unexpected depth. As a young student I remember poring over John Keats’ ‘To Autumn’ with its Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the … Continue reading
Friday Linkage
Some linkage for you on a Friday night: Sketch to Screen – The Art of Hollywood Costume Design A knitted calendar – you rip out the days as they pass. Oddly poetic. I’m not a huge fan of television as … Continue reading
Sunday Sunday
Sunday, Sunday here again a walk in the park.. The day started with me drinking my morning tea whilst listening to BBC Radio 4′s Women’s Hour where I was informed that knitting was a “post-modern, ultra-chic habit adopted by the … Continue reading
Bricking It
Wall behind the Hunterian Art Gallery and most likely part of the Glasgow University Campus I have a real weakness for old bricks. They come in all sorts of colours depending upon where they were made; they can be handmade … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, History, Photography
Tagged Glasgow, History, love, Photography
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Catching Up With Myself
Sitting comfortably? Good. Just before Christmas our computer finally died on us. This was not totally unexpected after some emergency surgery earlier this year, but still came as a surprise as the computer had been really fine and well until … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, food, Personal, Photography, Scotland
Tagged Denmark, events, personal stuff, real life
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Fog of a December Afternoon
Among the smoke and fog of a December afternoon You have the scene arrange itself—as it will seem todo— With “I have saved this afternoon for you”; And four wax candles in the darkened room Four rings of light upon … Continue reading
Mad, Bad & Orange To Know
Being ill has its benefits. Last time I was stuck in bed for more than two days in a row, I ploughed through Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell which I had previously failed to get into (the plot starts unfolding … Continue reading





