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Dreamworks

Image: Dreamworks Dream Resolve It was a weekend of squeezing; squeezing all that I could out of the time available and trying to get through as much as possible. There’s a lot going on, both on the writing front and … Continue reading

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New Issue of the Ranfurly Review

Image: Ranfurly Review Decaffeination Problems Last Friday, perhaps through some form on underlying grief, I managed to break the carafe on my coffee maker. The handle came away in my hand thus snapping the glass it was connected to when … Continue reading

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The Grindstone Grinds

Image: chestofbooks.com Long day back at the grindstone yesterday. I went in for 8am planning to take a long lunch and get away early, but neither happened. I suppose, looking back, it was as good a way as any to … Continue reading

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A Submarine in my Coffee

Image: Submarinegear.com Hell of a long couple of days, spent mostly in the darkness due to the fact I live in Scotland and it’s never daylight here at this time of year – not between the hours of 3pm and … Continue reading

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Mixing Things Up

Image: Ernie Back still sore. Dull, constant and at times, muscle twanging pains that shoot through the area above my bum. It’s really awful. I can’t relax or get comfortable in any position. I had to get up from my … Continue reading

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Making Reading A Priority

Image: EduChoices.org I’ve been asked why one of my goals is to “Read 42 books”. I originally thought I would set my goal to read 50 books, i.e., around 1 per week with a bit of slippage, but with my … Continue reading

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Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin

Image: TampaBay While perusing the pages of the electronic version of The Guardian yesterday lunchtime, I was delighted to discover that this very blog was highlighted for its Edinburgh Book Festival coverage in their Edinburgh Today supplement. This isn’t the … Continue reading

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Gigs Galore

Image: Place Connect I had a fantastic start to yesterday with another couple of gigs lined up to my expanding superlist: The Charlatans in October in Edinburgh and then Roger Waters performing The Wall at the O2 in London next … Continue reading

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Slippin’ And A Slidin’

Image: Somers Long are the winter days, and long are the day job days every now and then, too. 17 hours I did yesterday; 10 hours in the office and then 7 once I got home. The shift took me … Continue reading

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DIY Man

Image: Nadya Peek I had a packed day yesterday; no day of rest for moi, put it that way. After getting up early (6am kind of early) to work on day job stuff, I gave the back garden a complete … Continue reading

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