I’ll have to do a proper write up of Lear, which was wonderful of course. Anon!
Category: photos
Switzerland: Fribourg
Thanks to the fabulous and generous Yateses, I had a most splendid time in Switzerland! This is the view from the balcony of their lovely flat, chock full of wonderful art and books books books — so you know I felt right at home. The thing with all the fabulous mountains is that it’s hard…
TOA/V: Photography in Dundee
There are a couple of good photographic exhibits on right now in Dundee. At the Central Library there’s a great display of photographs of archival material from the building of the original Tay Bridge and then the terrible disaster that occured in 1879 (as immortalised by the bard McGonagall, AKA the worst poet in the…
Holidays in Dundee
It’s the darkest portion of the year, so most of us find ways to surround ourselves with light and sparkle and family and fun. We did our best and there has been much laughter, silliness and a lot of good food. My sweetie made a fabulous Christmas dinner, we had crackers, prezzies and a whole…
Dundee Lights 2013
There’s an undeniable spirit of hope in the city these days; the final presentation for the City of Culture bid has been made and we have just a few days to wait for the results. In the meantime, magic. 🙂
Orkney: Skara Brae
I didn’t get a picture of the seal who was bobbing up and down in the waves, but it was a sunny blustery day and I found Skara Brae very inspiring as well as fascinating. We had a lovely day there, including lunch in the cafĂ© (mmmm, salmon). I was less interested in the manor…
Orkney: Ring of Brodgar
There’s nothing quite like these amazing old monuments, is there? Mary and Amy brought me by here the night I arrived in Orkney. I tried to take a picture in the moonlight but my camera wasn’t really up to it. But it was magical to be sure.
Orkney: Maeshowe & John Rae
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Finland: Heading South
Finally, a little time to finish my Finland odyssey! I just typed “the end” on the doc for White Rabbit, my supernatural crime novel. It’s taken a bit longer to complete it (over a year) because it didn’t have a deadline, so anything with a deadline cut ahead of it in line. As I was…