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Dougie
Apr 16, 20232 min read
Not all of life's an epic poem
The hero's journey ... Or not. And not quite Dante either. But, you know, IKEA on a Saturday?
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Dougie
Jan 26, 20235 min read
History has not finished with us yet. Nor we with it.
If we do not learn from the past and act consciously to move forward progressively to a better future, we risk repeating our mistakes.
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Dougie
Jun 9, 20227 min read
One door stays firmly shut. Another opens magnificently.
We headed north west today. Not far. Just over two kilometres. All of it -- more or less -- on the roads. It's Rome. My half baked plan...
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Dougie
Jun 6, 20221 min read
Paris Part Deux -- Not another art gallery
When we decided to cross Europe by many trains I went straight to the very best web site in the whole Internet -- without a doubt -- if...
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Dougie
Jun 6, 20224 min read
Tell me why. I don't like Mondays.
We strolled by the Seine. How hard could our Monday be? We followed the river for four kilometres or so before entering le Jardin des...
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Dougie
Jun 4, 20223 min read
"the quiet of the day far from the roar of the sun."*
It is in days such as today I find myself. Quiet, simple days where not much happens on the surface. Time passes slowly. I am with people...
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Dougie
Jun 1, 20226 min read
From the sublime to the ridiculous
Today we visited the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum; Glasgow's finest and my favourite for all kinds of reasons (not all of them to...
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Dougie
May 31, 20223 min read
"gentle breathings, heard in this deep calm"*
Today -- after six years of being apart -- I sat with my mother, Betty, for a few hours. My life and work in Australia kept me far away...
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Dougie
May 22, 20224 min read
A Gallery Too Far ...?
To paraphrase the 1977 Second World War "blockbuster" movie, A Bridge Too Far starring Dirk Bogarde, Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins and...
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Dougie
May 21, 20223 min read
Coming at the world through its side doors
We had no plans for today. And after a slow start (which sometimes happens with us quadriplegics) we made it out of the hotel with only...
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Dougie
May 14, 20223 min read
Quand à Paris ...
... eat bread n cheese n croissant n petit pain au chocolate n fruit salad with tart yogurt --- très acidulé -- n drink café au lait...
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