Posts Tagged: Scotland

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Ye Pirate’s Weekly Friday Gripe & Rant…GRR!

A study carried out in Scotland may link tea to prostrate cancer. I thought tea was sacred. That is typical. Now what do I drink? In a definitive scientific study on penis size, Australian National University researchers shows that penis

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Ye Pirate’s Weekly Friday Gripe & Rant…GRR!

A study carried out in Scotland may link tea to prostrate cancer. I thought tea was sacred. That is typical. Now what do I drink? In a definitive scientific study on penis size, Australian National University researchers shows that penis

A Writer’s Lair ~ Colonia del Sacramento

When I was once again throwing all caution to the wind, I decided to look for somewhere to sit down and write: a town, table, suitable local drink and reliable bakery. One of the places I wish I had settled

A Writer’s Lair ~ Colonia del Sacramento

When I was once again throwing all caution to the wind, I decided to look for somewhere to sit down and write: a town, table, suitable local drink and reliable bakery. One of the places I wish I had settled

Trifecta: Phone Calls From The Faroes

This week’s word is: BITCH (noun) - 3: something that is extremely difficult, objectionable, or unpleasant. response must be between 33 and 333 words. must use the 3rd definition of the given word in your post. The word itself needs to be included in

Trifecta: Phone Calls From The Faroes

This week’s word is: BITCH (noun) - 3: something that is extremely difficult, objectionable, or unpleasant. response must be between 33 and 333 words. must use the 3rd definition of the given word in your post. The word itself needs to be included in

100 Word Challenge For Grown Ups ~ Prompt ‘Grey’

We were on the waterfront, at Aberdeen’s granite harbour, facing the sea and stormy sky. ”Europe’s too grey,” she said, ”in Colombia we have every colour in the rainbow. Here, no.” I remembered Cartagena, and its balconies draped with pink bougainvillea,

100 Word Challenge For Grown Ups ~ Prompt ‘Grey’

We were on the waterfront, at Aberdeen’s granite harbour, facing the sea and stormy sky. ”Europe’s too grey,” she said, ”in Colombia we have every colour in the rainbow. Here, no.” I remembered Cartagena, and its balconies draped with pink bougainvillea,

Aurora Borealis Haiku x 2

In the northern skies the mysterious aurora borealis have started – the northern lights, here in Finland, in my native Scotland and in Latvia.  Ideal for 2 Haiku…   lights of northern skies science can explain it all -but witches

Aurora Borealis Haiku x 2

In the northern skies the mysterious aurora borealis have started – the northern lights, here in Finland, in my native Scotland and in Latvia.  Ideal for 2 Haiku…   lights of northern skies science can explain it all -but witches

The Learning House

When I was teaching health and safety in the oil industry, in the Steppes of Kazakhstan, in Aberdeen and Baku and in the Gulf – Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, I often used to kick off a course with my Learning

The Learning House

When I was teaching health and safety in the oil industry, in the Steppes of Kazakhstan, in Aberdeen and Baku and in the Gulf – Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, I often used to kick off a course with my Learning

Och well, Clan Gunn it is then…

I would have to come from a Clan that came to the Orkney Isles on dinkey little Viking boats to rape and pillage, wouldn’t I? I mean there’s a fair choice of Highland clans, but oh no, my ancestors had

Och well, Clan Gunn it is then…

I would have to come from a Clan that came to the Orkney Isles on dinkey little Viking boats to rape and pillage, wouldn’t I? I mean there’s a fair choice of Highland clans, but oh no, my ancestors had

Scotland Then And Now

Scotland’s history is closely tied to its neighbours in the United Kingdom, but it does share separate historical ties with other countries and regions of the world. The most known and notable ties come through the infamous Highland Clearances in

Scotland Then And Now

Scotland’s history is closely tied to its neighbours in the United Kingdom, but it does share separate historical ties with other countries and regions of the world. The most known and notable ties come through the infamous Highland Clearances in