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Harvest time

It is that time of the year when everything starts happening at the same time. Beans, lettuces, courgettes, chillis, tomatoes, blackberries and herbs all in full production mode. Helped by the mix of...

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My brother Derek

I’ve been going through some photographs from my Mum’s house recently and came across these ones of my brother Derek that I’ve never seen before. Derek was born in 1965 and had Downs Syndrome and...

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21212 Edinburgh

21212 sign (photo credit: The Justified Sinner) We ate and stayed at the 21212 Restaurant in Edinburgh at the weekend. This restaurant with rooms is located in a Georgian townhouse at the end of a long...

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Please Don’t Label Me

It’s quite ironic that the latest Atheist Bus Campaign billboard posters feature children of a well-known Christian musician. Made me laugh anyway. Seriously though, I do believe that the campaign has...

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The Star Inn, Harome

After eating what was easily the best meal out in the last 12 months, I’ve just found my new favourite restaurant, The Star Inn in Harome, North Yorkshire. The restaurant After a warm welcome, we...

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Bye Bye Bawn

After almost 84 years, the Adams family bid farewell to Hamilton’s Bawn today, with the completion of the sale of my Mum’s house. My grandfather and grandmother first moved to the village in 1926, my...

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More Letters from the Front

Remembrance Sunday is a good day to write this post, inspired by Julia’s post earlier. A few weeks ago, my brother recently received a package from the Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum in Armagh,...

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Lisadian

My grandfather John Adams and his brother James Meeke (Jimmy) Adams grew up in a small labourers cottage in Lisadian, near Whitecross in Co. Armagh. Jimmy lived there until his death in 1986. I think...

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Field Mouse

We saw this field mouse in our garden last night, burying something in a pot. (The noises in the background are the Radio 5 Live commentary on Leinster’s stunning victory over Northampton in the...

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Three Geology teachers, three Mr Reids

In a recent blog post, Metageologist asked people to remember their most important geology teachers. Here are three of mine, all of whom shared the same surname. I was educated in one of only half a...

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