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Dreams of having a Yurt There's a certain romanticism to building your own dream home. Sure, the American dream used to mean Suburban bliss with a manicured yard and the 2 car garage, maybe a second vacation home. For certain folks, this is just a little...
Tips for avoiding rats in your compost Rats are shy creatures and don't like being disturbed. A well-kept compost heap, visited regularly, will be less attractive. A swift kick every time you pass wouldn't go amiss either! Try to keep the contents of...
During World War II, millions of refugees fled their homes and were displaced across Europe, central Asia, and the Middle East. In September 1939, Nazi and Soviet armies invaded Poland, resulting in countless individuals being deported or “resettled”—forcibly...
I suspect that much of what is happening now, and what is coming, would already be considered dystopic by some of our progenitors. There will never be adequate sharing of wealth, and so - as in bygone ages - a few live high, many live very low, and the...
Google are investing so much of their resources into translation systems. Google is a good example for the fact that language programmes, be they for professional or private use, are gradually corrupting other languages. The programmes are "English-based",...
This Sunday was a lovely nice day to cycle, So after buying an elephant bike in Glasgow Decided to cycle towards Loch Lomond Eventually following the path of river Leven . Not any speed just saunter all along . . River Leven is one of the fastest in Scotland...
The area of present day Poland is not generally associated with the Celtic culture, yet in recent years the amount of Celtic archaeological material discovered in this part of Eastern Europe has increased significantly. This increasing body of evidence...
Sitting at home feeling lonely. Then join a local choir. A Choir is a great place to make friends Like any other group community activity, eg choirs that don't have auditions and entry standards, if you don't sing all that well (and its difficult to imagine...
A grand morning in Glasgow A big fine Scottish breakfast Glasgow wakes to the birds Warm and cloudy. Marvellous A stroll along the Broomielaw The whistling Clyde to my right Up tae the Barras in the East. Perhaps a Bicycle to there buy Then slowly cycle...
Potted plants tend to dry out more quickly than their in-ground counterparts. The small soil space and the construction of the pot mean the container stores very little moisture. In general, early morning or early evening is the optimal time to water...
Fresh herbs are a great way to add flavour to meals and they are easy to grow from seed at home. Now is the time to sow seeds of lots of culinary herbs including basil, rosemary and thyme. Keep them on a warm windowsill or propagator until they germinate...
Potted plants tend to dry out more quickly than their in-ground counterparts. The small soil space and the construction of the pot mean the container stores very little moisture. In general, early morning or early evening is the optimal time to water...
JUL BRIDGET OF SWEDEN Bridget was the daughter of a wealthy governor who used his riches generously. He donated money for good causes and helped the poor. He worked for the just and fair treatment of all the people. Bridget, who was born in 1303, learned...
As an idea, freedom of speech arguably dates back to Socrates. He said to his prosecutors, "If you offered to let me off this time on condition I am not any longer to speak my mind... I should say to you, 'Men of Athens, I shall obey the Gods rather than...
Seaweed is just as good as Manure A day at the beach, especially after this storm has hurtled over, should yield a sack of seaweed (soaked for a day to loosen the salt, before it gets added to the kitchen wastes) and a hand cranked paper shredder permits...
A Smeuse. To talk to friends and gossip. We still have many hedges in Scotland A smeuse is a gap at the bottom. It allows movement of birds. Hedgehogs, mice and many others. It is a great place for wee animals To hide from the rain To hide from an eagle...
The banjo is a far more subtle instrument than anyone wants to believe. Bluegrass has no history of protest music. Or rather, its protest has always been a passive, melancholic one, the sound of displaced workers longing for their home in the Blue Ridge...
We've become very polarised. Everything has been reduced to a binary choice - them and us, black & white, for us or against us. We no longer possess the generosity of spirit to see beyond our own "strongly held beliefs". I am right and they are wrong....
Father Brown was based on a real person – Father John O’Connor, a parish priest in Bradford, who was closely involved in Chesterton’s conversion to Catholicism in 1922. We first meet Father Brown in “The Blue Cross”, where he is described as “a very short...
Monday A great start to the week. A little gardening and some time help others I deleted my FB profile years ago due to privacy concerns, now proven true. The creators have now spilled the beans over using the dopamine reward system to keep people hooked....
Scotland has a long and deep spiritual heritage. Our spiritual and religious traditions have shaped Scotland’s cultural norms, defined identities, and influenced the nation’s legal and political institutions. Due to its fundamental role in forging Scottish...
Anyone passing the skyscrapers of Wall Street or the City of London and its annexe at Canary Wharf will be impressed by the scale and scope of modern finance. Logos display familiar names such as Citigroup and HSBC. More discreet brass plates identify...
O God, give me Scotland or I die!- John Knox John Knox; Scottish Reformer AD 1505-1572 John Knox was one of the greatest reformers and preachers the world has ever seen. Although he was a mere instrument in the Hand of God to harvest lost souls in Scotland,...
Today is the Solstice, the Dies Natalis Invicta Solis. The slow arduous return of the Light. The mention of the Curlew and the call of foxes gives me hope as Nature brings us new life. These are dark days in so many ways. Time to celebrate...if we can....
Google is finally closing the social network it set up in an ill-fated attempt to take on Facebook, the company has confirmed. Google+ will be shut down for good in April, with all profiles and pages to be deleted on that day. What is being deleted? Any...
