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Out of my comfort zone
Over the last few days I’ve been forced to come out of my comfort zone. Performing to a live audience has never been my ambition. Sure, from time to time I’ve made speeches, talked at professional functions and had a … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Life, Music, People, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Arts, Botanical, Comfort zone, Ekphrastic, Gardens, Performing, Poetry, reading
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The clock ticks…
Away from home the clock ticks for two men, guilty men, they don’t deny mistakes they’ve made, big mistakes ten years ago. Soon they will have no chance to further show remorse to live another way, to make up even slightly … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Life, Music, People, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Compassion, deathrow, Guilty, Humanity, mercy, punishment
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An act of kindness
A couple of weeks ago my friend’s Mum died at age ninety-nine. Now, no-one can deny that living for ninety-nine years wasn’t a mighty effort. Of course, for the family there was sadness but it was also a time for remembering and reminiscing. However, there … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Life, Music, People, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Act of Kindness, Honour, Humanity, Humility, Kindness, Memories
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What happens to all those Christmas baubles?
Last year about this time I blogged about consumerism and Christmas. So here I go again. I don’t want to be a party dampener or a grouch but already I can feel the hype in the air, the frantic emotional space … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Life, Music, People, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Baubles, Christmas, Christmas tree, consumerism, Decorations, Excess, Memories, Old and New, People, Throw away, writing
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‘Busy’…a boring excuse or a necessary diversion?
My sister wants to know why I haven’t posted any blogs this month. I’m sort of wondering that myself and to be honest I want to say that I’ve been busy (my sister will laugh when she reads this…we always … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Life, Music, People, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Avoidance, Blogging, Business, Creativity, Excuses, Intellectual, Process, Visual, writing
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‘Sunshine on Leith’ it feels so good…
Want to watch a feel-good, beautiful and straight-forward movie? Then you might want to see ‘Sunshine on Leith’. Yesterday we went to see a film, just something pleasant to do in the late afternoon. My husband chose the film, I had vaguely heard about … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Music, People, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged Edinburgh, Love, Music, Ordinary people, Scotland, War
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A familiar place and space…
Ever wonder what makes us feel familiar and attached to particular places? This issue is one that has been swimming around in my head for sometime now. In order to experience somewhere as familiar, probably requires a person to have been away from … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Life, Music, People, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged Age and Stage, Connectedness, Culture, Familiarity, Family, Home-town, Place and Space
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