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Scottish beach wear…
Here is Emily modelling the latest Scottish beach fashion. Useful the whole year round. In the winter, wear two.
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Happy birthday Emily!
Today our daughter hits 16. Eeek! May she grow in all the best ways…
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Serious shopping…
Today Emily and I had to go into Glasgow to pick up her new glasses. She has been given these to help her with reading- remarkably, the particular colour of blue they are tinted with seem to increase...
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Sheltering from the storm…
The power is back on! I remember as a child in the 1970′s we had a series of power cuts during times of industrial action. Those hours spent by candlelight, eating sausages and beans cooked on a...
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The myth of equality…
Just had an interesting discussion with my daughter. Emily is 16, lovely, intelligent, part of a middle class nuclear family, surrounded by good friends and enjoys a situation of safety and security....
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Engine room…
The cogs of my brain synchronise To some machinery Deep in the sea. The background hum of its engine room Drowns out the tick tock Of this human clock.
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She cut off her long silken hair…
Emily is cutting her hair- in aid of Leukaemia research. The photo above was taken at Christmas three years ago, a few months before Emily’s grandfather Robert died. Here is Emily’s reason for cutting...
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Emily cuts her hair…
I mentioned previously that my daughter Emily had decided to cut her long hair short in aid of leukaemia research. She did this in memory of her Grandfather Robert who died from the illness. She is...
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Off to pastures old…
M and I are down to the lakes for a couple of days- a present from the kids for Christmas- they found a deal in a hotel near Cockermouth. Poor Michaela is riddled with a cold, so I think we will be...
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Generation self?
I read a really depressing piece in the Guardian not long ago. Here is an extract; Has Britain raised a new “heartless” generation of children of Thatcher – and, arguably, of Tony Blair? Does this mark...
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Emily trains for the circus…
Emily has bought herself a slackline- which is basically a long strap to hang between two trees and walk on. She has a way to go yet before she can cross Niagara falls, but she is a lot better at it...
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Emily hits adulthood!
Today Emily is 18! I am heading off to collect her (along with an assortment of friends) from Stirling University. Cue whirlwind weekend with a house full of old friends, and the odd room full of...
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Emily’s birthday ceilidh pics…
It is nearly 10 AM on the morning after. 4 people are up in the house- out of (I think) 35. I had around 4 hours sleep, but these days wake when the day calls me rather than listening to … Continue...
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The seduction of acquisition…
My daughter Emily has bought herself a car. Aside from the scary implications of having a daughter let loose on the open road, it has raised some interesting questions about how we relate to our...
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Happy birthday Emily…
My lovely daughter Emily hits 19 today. Paddling off into the future… She came home with friends last night and we had a late night laughing and playing games. These are the things that light my life,...
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