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  • Oft Read Books – Soul Food

    In a previous blog (‘A Life Prayer’) I spoke of experiencing ‘reading the right books at the right time’. These are often books that have made an impression on me. They may be self help books that do what the cover says, they help. Or they may be inspiring for their wisdom or insight for living.…

  • Daily November Runs in Scotland

    Not again I can hear many say. Yes November is when, for several years, I challenge myself to run every day of the month. I used to do this for the month of December. That was in line with a popular running challenge, the Marcothon. Recently I have changed to November. For no particular reason.…

  • Journal Joys and Benefits

    For years I have been writing a journal. To say I am ‘writing about my life‘ sounds a bit grandiose. As if I can observe and analyse my existence. However it is an attempt to create some record of my day. A lot of entries are more like a diary, simply a record of what…

  • O For a Simple Life.

    The notion of a simple life is attractive. A home where everything needed is in its place. No hoarding. That’s my aspiration. Yet it’s elusive. Life gets in the way. Things are acquired and kept. Such and such ‘might be useful someday’. Instead they gather dust, unused. Occasionally a clear out is attempted. Usually it’s…

  • Tramuntana ‘Dry Stone Route’

    The Serra de Tramuntana is a mountain range in Majorca. Its sun, sand and well developed tourism is probably what the island is better known for. Tramuntana crosses the entire south west to north east coast of the island. It forms the backbone of the island and supports the rest of Majorca in various ways.…

  • Idre Mountain Marathon (Fjällmaraton)

    It happened that my wife and I were staying with family in Idre in central Sweden. When planning for this we were unaware that a mountain marathon was taking place the same time we would be there! Without too much thought I signed up for the Idre Fjällmaraton. ’Fjäll’ sounds and means much the same…

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