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can reciting Rabbie Burns with some chums help you live longer?

photo by Paul Garland Rabbie Burns, Scotland’s favourite son, was born on this day in 1759 and people (including me) all over Scotland and the world will gather to celebrate the Bard’s life. There will be fiddle music, haggis eating, poetry recitals, singing … Continue reading

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Gone Fishing

I am coming to the end of writing my murder/thriller novel, set on Tarawa, the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, and decided to have a wee tidy up of some of my notes when I found this old photo (I … Continue reading

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Robots attempt record breaking Pacific Ocean voyage

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15790088 I just read about these robots on the BBC online. It seems I can’t get away from the Pacific. I am three quarters way finished editing my debut crime novel, set on Tarawa, in Kiribati, in the middle of … Continue reading

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Dangerous daggers at the new National Museum of Scotland!

        I  was visiting the new National Museum of Scotland the other day, it was my first visit since it’s been renovated. The changes are wonderful, it was always a great place to explore but now it’s … Continue reading

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