Monday, August 31, 2009

Aleatoric Iggle Piggle

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Hmm. Both hands Originally uploaded by goforchris . There's something wonderful about watching discovery happen. Catriona, who'...
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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Hydraulic civilisation?

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Once upon a time - a year ago, almost exactly - I wrote a poem based on something we had done in church, something that involved filling th...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Of micro-tales and poems

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The rain is back, the wind is blowing. Cowal Games weekend is upon us, and creativity seems to be returning as the swallows leave. Take a lo...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Perfect music

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Let's have an encore! Originally uploaded by goforchris . Must be the fact that after another drowned day the sun has come out - too ...
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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Compassion feels right

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I had intended that I would post today about joyous things - about the best concert I've been to in years, about my grand-daughter's...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Ancient Mariners

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Turning tail Originally uploaded by goforchris . Every now and again it becomes necessary to do something which doesn't involve chu...
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Monday, August 17, 2009

Dental impressions

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Thought I'd share a few thoughts on - well, on dental crown preparation. As you do, if you've just sat through this procedure. For a...
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Friday, August 14, 2009

Mildew no more

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I observe today how easy it is to slip into a condition of permanent chaos. There is even a kind of order to it - the big step over the disp...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Barry the Gas and the Andrews Sisters

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Verily I live a strange life at times. At the moment, Barry the Gas is banging around in the back bedroom, trying to weave various pipes thr...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Higher English reappraised - again

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Joanna Blythman had a sensible post in Sunday's Herald about the latest flurry in Higher English exam circles. Ever since the last chan...
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Monday, August 10, 2009

Anti-social

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August. Warm days, the warmth of summer properly established, so that even grey days have no chill in them. Days for walking, picnics even. ...
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Sunday, August 09, 2009

Repeating itself

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The Gas Man cometh. Well not tonight - at least I hope not tonight - but this week. And tomorrow his minions will deliver all the bits neces...
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Thursday, August 06, 2009

Changing shapes?

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Interesting discovery today. I pulled out a shirt I’ve had for at least 15 years – a summery sort of shirt, from M&S, in a pleasing colo...
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Creativity and primeval soup

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I've been reading Ewan's post on creativity - where good ideas come from. And already from the comments there it's obvious that...
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

The curse of me and my friend Elsie

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I've decided there are some conditions - or is it some forms of conditioning? - which amount to a kind of curse. Nothing as bad, you und...
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Sunday, August 02, 2009

She's been away, but ...

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No posts for a week - a week spent in Herefordshire, very close to Wales, with lovely friends who clear out their lives for us and let us ta...
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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Psausages and Psalms - a BBQ with a difference

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sausages. Bet you never thought of spelling sausages with an initial P, but it seemed quite the thing to do when coupling the psausages with...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Summer reading, but not light

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JUst finished reading A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. It's as well I have managed to be sufficiently summer-holiday-minded...
Monday, July 20, 2009

Ur Beatha Dhan Dùthaich - A Highland Homecoming

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Ever since I became a member of the Scottish Episcopal Church, in the early ‘70s, I’ve been aware that it is regarded by many native Scots a...
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Grandma's noisy night

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From our bedroom Originally uploaded by goforchris . During our Italian holiday, the cough that had plagued me for a week in June r...
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