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About gaelharrison

I am married to John, and we are back living in Fife in Scotland. I have three grown up kids. Geraldine, who is married to Cathal and they have two children, Darcey and Dillon, Natasha who is married to Leo and they have Bonnie and Hazel and they all live in Wales, and Nick. Travel has been a big part of my life, especially in the last seventeen years, but now I just love being back in the 'bonny land'.

Doha 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by gaelharrison

Doha in August Posted on August 22, 2012 by gaelharrison Ramadan is over, and the celebrations of Eid are at an end. John has gone back to work and suddenly the world has come alive. Traffic is flowing fast and … Continue reading →

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Goodbye from wordpress, but we will meet again soon!

Posted on June 21, 2012 by gaelharrison

Tomorrow on the 22nd June, and with huge thanks to Andrew Butterworth, ‘website designer extraordinaire’ I will be launching my new website.  From now on I will write my blog directly on to this site. Please continue to follow in … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the past

Posted on June 20, 2012 by gaelharrison

We hired a car this weekend and made our way out of the tram demolition site that is Edinburgh and headed west in the rain and mist. Our aim was to join the walking group on an ascent of Ben … Continue reading →

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Arts and Crafts

Posted on June 11, 2012 by gaelharrison

It has been an action packed few days. Edinburgh is in the clutches of the legionnaire’s virus, and on Monday when John and I were shopping in Asda we were probably about a metre or two from the hot spot … Continue reading →

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A Jubilee Weekend

Posted on June 5, 2012 by gaelharrison

I’m having a respite from the TV. I think we’ve all reached Jubilee saturation point and  need to get back to the Dull and Boring aspects of life, rather like the hopefully twinned-to-be towns in Perthshire, Scotland and Oregan in … Continue reading →

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Keeping Fit

Posted on May 21, 2012 by gaelharrison

Today I am aching all over. I have such sore muscles and bones and have developed a creaky way of walking. I also have a weariness that keeps propelling me towards the sofa, but there are always those annoying little things … Continue reading →

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Spring Greens

Posted on May 8, 2012 by gaelharrison

It’s all about food. I remember talking to teaching colleagues in Kiev who were about to retire to their house in France and had such plans for waking each day and scanning through a Nigel Slater book and selecting an … Continue reading →

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The Highland Way

Posted on April 29, 2012 by gaelharrison

Last week we drove north in the smallest car known to man. It looked like a ladybird, and was in danger of disappearing over the Forth Road Bridge in a puff of wind. Well, we did ask for a Budget … Continue reading →

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Taking the air about town

Posted on April 25, 2012 by gaelharrison

John has transformed the garden. One minute he is like a garden gnome burrowing away under some foliage, the next he is like a convict breaking slabs of stone from the front and hauling them through to the back. I … Continue reading →

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Cyprus to Shetland

Posted on April 18, 2012 by gaelharrison

At last I have some time to stop for a peppermint tea. The whirlwind trip to the southern part of Cyprus seems ages ago. In fact it was only a week. We ticked the boxes, and saw Aya Napa, Larnica, … Continue reading →

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