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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'.

In the summer rain

Posted on June 12, 2017 by gaelharrison

It’s been a week of rain and politics, and disasters nationally and domestically. Our entrenched ivy that grew thick on our back wall was overcome by the heavy rainfall and fell off most dramatically. It came off in one whole … Continue reading →

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The Great Glen Walk

Posted on May 23, 2017 by gaelharrison

My toe hurts Betty, My toe hurts Betty, My toe hurts Betty, My … is the song of the wood pigeon. I learnt this from a fellow walker, Peter Kenny, a Shakespearean actor, singer and voice-over for audio books, who … Continue reading →

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The merry month of May

Posted on May 9, 2017 by gaelharrison

The clematis is blooming, the lilac is out and the gorse is a rampant sight to behold, filling the air with its coconut aroma. The only fly in the ointment is the evil East Wind. The sea is full of … Continue reading →

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Wild and wet places

Posted on April 14, 2017 by gaelharrison

The drizzle is upon us. Tulips and daffodils are weighed down with the weight of wetness, and I am holding my breath for new seeds to sprout. Spring again, and with it the whimsical weather, taunting and beguiling us to … Continue reading →

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Australia in February, Part 2 – Tasmania

Posted on March 11, 2017 by gaelharrison

Once again I sit here in Coogee, overlooking the ocean, and watch the surf hammering the shore. Boards are lined up on the waves waiting for the next ‘big one’, and the lifeguards are poised, waiting to rush in, like … Continue reading →

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Australia in February

Posted on March 9, 2017 by gaelharrison

NSW and Queensland Part 1 A pause for reflection. It has been two weeks since I hit Sydney running and I haven’t stopped hyperventilating since I left that plane. Today I am sitting in Belmont, a suburb of Newcastle, and … Continue reading →

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Miss Swot-a-lot!

Posted on January 30, 2017 by gaelharrison

I am worn out from mopping. The house is spick and span, and the furniture gleaming in the sun. We have been overruled with testosterone this week, and loud radio music blasting a tinny sound of unfamiliar songs. The shower … Continue reading →

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Hopes and fears for the New Year

Posted on January 6, 2017 by gaelharrison

A new year! For the greater world events I tremble, but for our own personal life I am fizzy with anticipation. We have a new baby to welcome in March, and trips pencilled in for the months ahead. John and … Continue reading →

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Trivia

Posted on December 13, 2016 by gaelharrison

I have just had an email from the Luxury Guest House in Trastevere in Rome telling me they have a new property in the Vatican area. How weird it is that today of all days I am making roasted tomato … Continue reading →

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Echoes of past times

Posted on November 20, 2016 by gaelharrison

It’s Sunday evening, not yet five, and outside it is dark already. The sea is flat calm and all shimmery. Elsewhere in the country, Storm Angus has been blowing up disasters. Here I quietly sip my tequila tonic and reflect … Continue reading →

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