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This is my countryside diary which appears each Saturday in the Dundee Courier newspaper.
Archive for August, 2005
Powered flight and pig nuts
Saturday, August 27th, 2005
THUMBING LIFTS seems less common than it was a decade ago, but I stopped in response to the persuasive appeal of the walker passing the Friockheim road end.
Shakespeare writes Macbeth
Saturday, August 20th, 2005
“MACBETH SHALL never vanquish'd be until/ great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill/ shall come against him €¦ €¦” from Macbeth', the Scottish play, the play whose name cannot be spoken, by Will Shakespeare.
Early rising
Saturday, August 13th, 2005
RISING EARLY means I see the early bird catching the worm. Inka is still at the puppy equivalent of potty training and I have to let him out at some unearthly times. Afterwards I usually make a cup of tea for us both – the Doyenne and me, that is – and watch the early morning activity.
Early bird and early cups of tea
Saturday, August 13th, 2005
RISING EARLY means I see the early bird catching the worm. Inka is still at the puppy equivalent of potty training and I have to let him out at some unearthly times. Afterwards I usually make a cup of tea for us both – the Doyenne and me, that is – and watch the early morning activity.
Genealogy and Scottish Heroes
Saturday, August 6th, 2005
MAKING CONNECTIONS has proved to be a rewarding part of writing this weekly column.