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Goodbyes
The house is full of boxes. I’m feeling wistful about leaving Scotland. There are many things I will miss but some things I wonβt. I wonβt miss the wind that inhabits Edinburgh all year round. It stalks the tall streets … Continue reading
Posted in Making changes
Tagged autumn, bungalows, ecology, edinburgh, farewells, generosity, goodbye, graciousness, grey, growing up, illustration, landscape, leaving, light, moving, Norman MacCaig, people, poetry, Return to Scalpay, scotland, Scottishness understatement, space, the Woodland Trust, wind
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Hiraeth
Do you know the word Hiraeth? Itβs a Welsh word. It kind of means homesickness but really it describes a much deeper feeling than just missing home. Itβs a word for being properly ill or heartbroken in your longing for, … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged devon, hearth, illustration, moving, river, scotland, sea
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Empire Biscuits
This weekend we went along to the British Pipe Band Championships. Pipe bands are mostly found in Scotland but there are lots in other places with celtic connections. A band consists of the pipers (on bagpipes) and then the drummers … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Illustration
Tagged big bass drum, British Pipe Band Championships, dancing, drummers, empire biscuit, german biscuits, glace cherry, illustration, jam, jelly sweet, marching, moving, obsession, pipe bands, pipers, reels, scotland, Scottish, shortbread, world war 1
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