Tag Archives: Scotland

Winter Wonderland

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Karie

The view from the living room is usually quite nice. We have no neighbours living opposite us – just a patch of woodland – and we live on a quiet street. Today has been even more quiet than usual. A … Continue reading →

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It’s Only November

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Karie
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Attack of the .. WHAT?

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Karie

Last night I discovered that my wonderful father-in-common-law (aka D’s Dad) will be starring in a low-budget spatter film set in Aberdeenshire. Ah, The Geekiness It Runneth in The Family. I uncovered a few videos and found this one to … Continue reading →

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Idunn

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Karie

Pope Benedict XVI is visiting Scotland and England over the next few days. I have never lived anywhere with a big Catholic community and it is interesting to see how Glasgow is reacting. I do not know if it is … Continue reading →

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DK: Knit

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Karie

DK: Knit is an exhibition of contemporary knitwear design by graduates from the Kolding School of Design currently on display at the Danish Cultural Institute in Edinburgh. Being both of the knitterly and the Danish persuasion, I thought I might … Continue reading →

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Turning Pages

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Karie

James Robertson is a writer whose books I enjoy very much, but I do not see him mentioned much. I was surprised and delighted to see a two-page feature on Robertson in The Guardian this past Saturday; the feature coincides … Continue reading →

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Green

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Karie

Aberdeen is known as “the Flower of Scotland”, I’m told. I know it better as “Granite City” because such a huge part of Aberdeen is built from granite. Whilst Aberdeen’s Duthie Park is understandably a turist attraction, most visitors will … Continue reading →

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Søpapegøjer!

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Karie

We saw puffins in Aberdeenshire. We were out cliff-walking just south of Aberdeen when D. took out his binoculars. He spent almost twenty years living in a small fishing village off the North Sea coast, but this was only the … Continue reading →

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Signal

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Karie

Sorry for the blog silence. I’ve been on a mini-vacation..

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Lovely

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Karie

When I think of summer, I tend to think of long and languid days covered in a golden haze and ripe wheat fields swaying gently. Reality is very different: short bursts of humid weather, the urban jungle covered in a … Continue reading →

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