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Friday, September 12, 2014

Today just a brief follow-up on the Scottish thing…

…mainly answers to the comments. Ciel writes: “Scottish Independence has been a bone gnawed by the Scots for centuries, and is the theme of legend and song. Even today it has a bit of Braveheart about it, and I am sure this is what fuels a lot of feeling fuelling the Yes vote. A friend of mine who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 8, 2014

What do YOU think?

On Sept 18 there’ll be an important vote! It will mostly affect the Brits among us – like CCT and mneme – the Referendum on Scottish Independence. It’ll be a ‘Yes’ for independence or a ‘No’ for remaining in the United Kingdom. The Queen’s role is not clear. She would remain Queen of a ‘United’... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

If you’re interested in the true picture – here’s a glimpse of it…

While Obama is telling us that “ISIS speaks for no religion” and is in desperate search for a ‘strategy’ to make it ‘manageable’ (???), while Biden engages in silly verbal histrionics, vowing to pursue the ISIS criminals right up to the very ‘gates of Hell’, The Islamic State is busy building just... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Here’s another reasons why I no longer fly anywhere…

Aside from all the airport aggravation, planes have become impossibly uncomfortable – unless you fly First Class, of course, but I’d rather spend my money on good scotch! So I drive in the comfort of my own car, as I did again recently when I went visiting in Nova Scotia … Today I read this… Seat... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 31, 2014

The last of my trip…

I won’t bore you too much with the rest of my trip – just a few observations. On the way down to Lunenburg to look at the new Bluenose II, the latest iteration of what was not only once the world’s fastest fishing schooner, but the sailing ship with the fastest recorded average speed of 14.15 knots... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Swimming and visiting horses…

Another gorgeous day – sun and fresh ocean breezes. I went swimming again at another beach; not to upset people I didn’t go out too far but swam parallel to the crescent-shaped shore… Had lunch with friends at their place out in the country, and then we drove to visit friends of theirs who own a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

An instructive dinner…

We’re having dinner at a Greek restaurant in Halifax. I’ve ordered kleftiko – it’s a dish with lamb. The service is excellent, the wine is good, the meat is as tender as lamb should be, but the salt, oh boy, the salt – overpowering! Luckily I have enough wine… At the end of the meal the waiter, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

I loved it!

I went swimming today – not in some chlorine-laden pool but in the ocean, the bracing, foam-streaked surf and beyond…I went out too far, I think…I heard the faint sound of a bullhorn, and looking back towards the beach I thought the lifeguards were getting agitated, so I turned back...But when I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 23, 2014

I'm travelling...

mainly in the Maritimes, and I may even tell you a bit more about it, but not today... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Good Housekeeping… (Includes tips!)...Part II

Housekeeping – keeping house, not just keeping it but keeping it liveable is less easily defined than appears at first sight. What is liveable to me may not be so to you, and few if any of us would measure up to the stratospheric standards of America ’s domestic goddess, Martha Stewart. And of... Sign in to see full entry.

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