Life in our new flat is slowly coming together, slowly being the operative word here. When I came back from the U.S. in August, we got delivery of our bed, which was a nice improvement over sleeping on a mattress on the floor. Unfortunately, the sofas we ordered, however, aren’t due until February due to… Continue reading The Kelpies and The Falkirk Wheel
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Going for the Messages
I overheard a young Scottish woman saying that she was “going for the messages” and had to go look up what in the world she was talking about. It sounded very James Bond-ish and I was imagining her picking up an encoded message while winking and saying the code word to her informant. It was… Continue reading Going for the Messages
Wildlife Wonder of the World
Back in June, D. and I ventured to the eastern coast of Scotland for a day in North Berwick. We had planned to join a seabird cruise and were highly anticipating seeing PUFFINS, especially, BABY puffins, but were thwarted by gusty winds. With boat trips coming to a close at the end of the month… Continue reading Wildlife Wonder of the World
Excursion to Dundeeeeeee!
We made a weekend excursion to Dundee, which is under 2 hours from Glasgow and, as you can see, on the eastern coast of Scotland, a bit north of Edinburgh. Why Dundee? . . . Well, why not! Dundee is the fourth largest city in Scotland (after Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen) with a population of… Continue reading Excursion to Dundeeeeeee!
Happy Birthday, Mom! (and catch up)
First, a big shoutout to my mom, who is celebrating her birthday today! Happy Birthday, Mom! May all your cakes this next year come with extra icing! I love you dearly! And now to catch up . . . It’s a bit hard to know where to pick up on the blog since I’ve been… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Mom! (and catch up)
Time/Space Warp
I think many have experienced a warping of time and space throughout the pandemic – working at home, change of “normal” social patterns, etc. That’s certainly be true for me. A couple of experiences here lately have really made me wonder where I am. First, I was taking the bus yesterday to get my pre-flight… Continue reading Time/Space Warp
A Wee Wild Life
I can’t say that the last week or so has been a lot of fun. I’ve been dealing with more unintelligible (and messy) Scottish tradesmen after we had a fuse blow which turned into needing the installation of a whole new circuit breaker. Apparently, our previous box was illegal and dangerous, but the home report… Continue reading A Wee Wild Life
Wild about Charles and Margaret
No, not Charles and Camilla, but Charles and Margaret – Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a Scottish architect and artist, and his wife Helen Macdonald Mackintosh, also an accomplished artist. We took at day trip to Helensburgh (pronounced Helens-borough, not burg like Pittsburgh), which is on the western coast of Scotland – about a 40 minute train… Continue reading Wild about Charles and Margaret
What’s Up in Scotland – Summer Solstice Edition
If you look up Scotland on a world map, you’ll notice it’s way up north. The northern most part of Scotland is further north than the southernmost part of Alaska. In the last weeks, we’ve been marveling at how long daylight lasts. At yesterday’s solstice, we had 17 and 1/2 hours of daylight with sunrise… Continue reading What’s Up in Scotland – Summer Solstice Edition
North Berwick Adventure
Now that Glasgow has gone down to Step 2 restrictions, we are able to travel outside of the city. We planned our first day trip to coincide with D.’s birthday. I had heard about the Scottish Seabird Centre and their wildlife cruises and we thought we’d give that a try. The Centre (British spelling) is… Continue reading North Berwick Adventure