Through to Glasgow – and beyond! The bright lights of Glasgow Queen Street Lower Level – and the even brighter yellow plastic seating – are good for keeping you awake when heading from A to B. But what I’d noticed last time I used this station, and was reminded of today, was the almost constant injunction over …
Category archives: Travel
Write back at you
I know I’ve said before that this blogging lark is more for me than it is for you (though I hope that’s not a selfish statement). Having come home stroppy two nights in a row, part of what made the difference yesterday was sitting and writing, and having a chance to calm down. But then, …
Alter ego
I’ve not ventured into Second Life – first life quite occupying, thanks. But there are still some attractions to having an alter ego, maybe particularly online, but perhaps a few variations in the everyday too. Before this all starts sounding too ‘multiple personality’, we all do it – because we all fit into each others’ lives …
Europe in the spring
Paris in the spring…With a few more days to go of nights drawing in, it’s harder to imagine a time where the light will become clearer again, even beautiful. There is something about spring light, and the promise it holds of cheer now, and cheerful times to come. For me, spring is also linked to …
Book at bedtime
The season of hibernation continues. Do habits set in more quickly when it’s dark all the time? At any rate, we’re back to a reading aloud at the end of the day habit, and the book we’re on, “Full Tilt”, seems worth a mention, particularly when it contains descriptions of blue skies and heat. We’re both keen …