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
Reunited . . . and it feels so good
Yes, you absolutely can blame me for infecting you with that 80’s Peaches and Herb lyric playing in your head after reading the title. If you’d like a reminder or to groove out for a moment, here it is in all its glory: The song came to my mind when the items I shipped from… Continue reading Reunited . . . and it feels so good
Our New Home Sweet Home
I’m very happy to announce that we were able to get the keys to our new flat yesterday! It will be a bit until we actually move in as we plan to do some painting and need to order some basic furniture, like a mattress and bed, but it marks the end of living in… Continue reading Our New Home Sweet Home
The Cats of Glasgow
When I’m out and about, I enjoy meeting the kitties of the neighborhood. Here is a sampling of them. P.S. Dog-lovers, I hope to post some pictures of the many very sweet Glasgow dogs (I especially love the Scotties!) but they’re a little harder to shoot since they’re often attached to their owners.
A Little More P.
From the time I decided to join D. in Scotland to the time I actually arrived, there were a lot of ups and downs. The immigration process is fairly complicated on its own, but throwing in the pandemic and Brexit certainly made it not for the faint of heart. D. and I wound up being… Continue reading A Little More P.
Rising from Hibernation
After four months of pretty tight lockdown, Scotland re-emerged in a pretty big way this week! All shops, gyms, beauty salons, restaurants, bars are now open. Of course, there are some caveats – masks are still required in stores and restaurants and bars cannot serve alcohol inside. That latter point has made restauranteurs and bar… Continue reading Rising from Hibernation