Window shopping and relationships

Have you ever looked in through a shop window from the outside and seen beautiful things? Wondered at how they were made, or where they ha...

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Music Selection April - 2017

Its been a while since I've posted about Music. Music seeps into the corners of ours lives all the time. We remember what song was play...

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A walk in a Glasgow Park

Glasgow is one of the Greenest cities in Europe and allegedly has more green space per capita than any other city in the UK. Despite the co...

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Rugby in Scotland, Where my loyalties lie

I am a South African, with a very strong sense of Scottish association and identity. And I love Rugby. I grew up on Rugby. I knew what a dr...

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Rugby World Cup 2019 - Japan

Well that's it I've decided that my 50th Birthday gift to myself is going to be a trip to Japan to watch the 2019 Rugby World Cup. ...

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Byres road , Never boring

Shops on Byres road in Glasgow, are never left unoccupied for long. During the summer it is home to festivals and events and the late and ...

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Thats an amazing job! Is it?

When I tell people what I do, I often hear a sharp intake of breath and then a comment along the lines of ....... Wow that's an amazing...

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Glasgow City Chambers - city contrasts

The Glasgow city chambers is probably the most opulent building in the City of Glasgow available for public access at no cost. Even if you...

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Change happens anyway

My marriage broke down beyond repair for all sorts of reasons that I suppose will become clear to readers over time. I really wanted to s...

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Violence - An unusual gift rewrapped

Life in one of the most violent cities in Western Europe eventually catches up with us even when we cocoon ourselves in our own safe little...

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Incredible joy - a grandchild.

I have become a Grandmother! I really didnt expect the euphoric wonderful loving feelings that I felt towards this child when she was bor...

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Christmas at the top

Well we did it! We had Christmas at the top. We went to midnight Mass at St Mary's Cathedral , We had a feast of Gammon, Roast potatoes,...

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Life at the top

Having grown up in middle class South Africa, I desperately felt this urge to come to the UK from the time I realised that my family'...

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