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Tag Archives: Alexander McCall Smith
Fascinating, Fantastic and Fun: Trudeau, Heaney and McCall Smith
Image: The List Things conspired against me yesterday leaving me unable to post my blog entry. That’s twice in less than a week it’s happened and I am less than pleased with myself. Therefore, I voluntarily stick out my virtual … Continue reading
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Day 8 At The Edinburgh Book Festival
I’m way behind with my Slick synopsis from where I wanted to be at this point in Augist, but I’m not going to berate myself for no doing so. I think you can tell by reading this blog over the … Continue reading
Freedom from the Mundane 
No Hope for a Scottish Academy of Literature
Image: alba.org.uk Birthday wishes My dear young Mother (you owe me a fiver) had her birthday yesterday. 9th February 19-canteen saw my Mum coming into the world and yesterday she celebrated by having a nice meal out with family and … Continue reading →