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The Outer Hebrides

Posted on May 18, 2019 by gaelharrison

‘Away in the west land I’m longing to be, Where the steamer leaves Oban And passes Tiree Where the sweet purple heather blooms fragrant and free On a hilltop high above The Dark Island’.   On the first of May … Continue reading →

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Hula Hoop!

Posted on August 4, 2018 by gaelharrison

I had so much to write about, so many travels and trips and what am I obsessed with this morning? – A badly bruised thumb. I sent away for a hula hoop, as I was so inspired by John’s sister … Continue reading →

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Taking time to stop

Posted on July 26, 2017 by gaelharrison

It is bucketing with rain, I can barely see the sea at the garden wall, and it’s hard to imagine we were attempting to fish there a week or so ago. Still, its melancholy and restful, especially as I don’t … Continue reading →

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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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Occasions

Posted on June 19, 2016 by gaelharrison

My friend Catriona came to stay this week, and it was just wonderful being able to talk, catch up, put the world to rights, and fall back and forth in time, without having to explain the context of an expression … Continue reading →

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Fabulous India – Part 12 – From Hampi to Goa

Posted on December 6, 2015 by gaelharrison

This morning, I left my newly cemented-in veneer of a tooth in my mango. So I am back to the cobra fang for a couple of days. I went to a sweet dentist somewhere here in the backwoods, and she … Continue reading →

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Fabulous India – Part 10 – Across the Cardamom Hills

Posted on December 1, 2015 by gaelharrison

At last I have time to catch my breath.  This morning we caught a train from Cochin to Coimbatore, back across the Western Ghats (a mountain range) and then got a bus with a driver that was on a major … Continue reading →

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Inspiring places

Posted on July 30, 2015 by gaelharrison

Time is marching. I feel as though I have been on a high for weeks, full of adrenalin and energy. Natasha and Bonnie arrived in Edinburgh and suddenly our days took on a new dimension as we were treated to … Continue reading →

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New Year – 2015

Posted on January 8, 2015 by gaelharrison

It’s a brand new year, and I see it being like a white path ahead, just waiting to be marched upon. It is quite exciting, and already I have been active. On Tuesday I  shoogled my way down through the … Continue reading →

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Witches’ Brews

Posted on September 7, 2014 by gaelharrison

I’m alone again, as John has gone back to Doha to do a handover, so I have a minute to catch my breath before he is home and we are off cycling and marching all over the place. I did … Continue reading →

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