-
The Little Desert Pea
There is much to learn in nature. Possibly the only thing Nature can’t teach us is how to get on with other humans… or how to repair a motorcycle. Still, there is much to learn. What doesn’t kill us makes us strong, it is said. And what does it take to be strong? Resiliance, perseverance,…
-
Re-blogging: The Man at the Gate
Dear Friends, I am doing something I have seldom done, I’m referring you to another blog that I regularly read. For those of you who are sick and tired of being sold things you didn’t ask for, you will enjoy it. For my part, I have to say, I pretty much follow Celi’s health plan,…
-
Aberdeen to Inverness
(Apologies to those trying to make sense of our travels. I have managed to get my goings and comings from Inverness, inverted! This post should have come before the last one. The Internet connections on this trip have been very challenging for me, can I use that excuse? I hope you enjoy it nevertheless) Yesterday…
-
Brora to Tongue
The problem with not having time to write each day as we finish the day’s activities is that I forget! Thank goodness for all the photos I take to remind me of what I’ve seen. I have a terrible memory when so much is happening every day and I think that is one reason why…
-
Oxford
What do you suppose the chances are that there would be a place in both Oxford, Ohio, and Oxford, England by the name of The White Rabbit? Last week I would have guessed pretty long odds on that happening. But today I have learned that the author of Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll, (whose real…
-
Back to Oxford for the first time
I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree 38 years ago from Oxford… Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, that is. So it has been with great curiosity that I have come to the original Oxford. It is so named because oxen were used to pull loads across a low point of the Thames and ‘ford’…
-
Just dandy!
Apparently weather that is perfect for humans is also perfect for growing dandelions! We had a week of gorgeous weather, some rain followed by mild nights and warm days. Then, one morning I looked into the courtyard garden from my position behind the kitchen sink, and realised there were teeny tiny cotyledons in every space…
-
A long day in August
Today started very early at 4.32am when I woke up to cooking smells from the kitchen just across the hallway. It is the second time this has happened. I’m just amazed that anyone feels the need to be up quite that early, let alone eating, as none of us has to be on a bus…
ardysez 