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    a little knowledge…

    Home again after a very pleasant time in London – (as many of you know, I always enjoy travelling South), and after a particularly charming assignation on Friday evening was left with Saturday free to enjoy the city; a rare event indeed as I generally wind up spending the majority of my trips exclusively in more private surroundings! I took the opportunity to visit…

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    home is where the…

    Another pleasant week at home after the breathless crosscountry dashing of last weekend! I have received some especially charming new friends this last few days, many even bearing gifts (and at least two who I believe would have been happy to take my much-prized Tom Waits ticket off my hands). It turns out that these sold out in half an hour, many being left frustrated…

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    getcha little somethin’ that you can’t get at home…

    Much excitement this week after successfully scoring my very own ticket to see the legendary Tom Waits in Edinburgh – and 6 rows from the front too (regular readers/visitors will be aware of my terrible eyesight and bravely borne battle with the contact lens.) I am delighted to be visiting Edinburgh (actually my birthplace, although anyone who has spoken with me…