Library Loot
I got a phone call from my local library yesterday morning to let me know that the book which I had requested was waiting for me to collect it. As I didn’t have much planned for the day I thought I...
View ArticleSartor Resartus by Thomas Carlyle
Stefanie at So Many Books got me thinking that I should read this book. This is the first thing that I’ve ever read by Thomas Carlyle, which is a bit shameful really considering he lived and taught a...
View ArticleSome 2010 Book Thoughts
If my scribbled list is correct, I managed to read 81 books in 2010. Well, that might be me cheating a wee bit because I’ve still got about 100 pages of War and Peace to read, but the vast bulk of it...
View ArticleThe Old Kirk (again)
Despite the fact that we were being blasted to bits on the tower parapet we both managed to take quite a few photos. I like old graveyards and it was interesting to see this one from above. You can see...
View ArticleThomas Carlyle Lived Here
It’s amazing what you see when you’re walking to the supermarket, if you happen to be in the Stockbridge area of Edinburgh (again). I was admiring the gardens, there were quite a few viburnums...
View ArticleKirkcaldy History
The old building in the photo above is situated at the east end of Kirkcaldy High Street. It must be one of the oldest buildings in the town and a few years ago it was buffed up and refurbished, as...
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