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New Book, New Puppet
Grumpa has kicked off his wellies in excitement. We’ve just had word that his next book has got the got ahead for publication. So what...
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cchuttonwriter
- Jul 3, 2022
- 3 min
Well-being and Nature
“Go for a walk.” How often have we heard it said that communicating with nature is good for your health and wellbeing? I have always gone...
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cchuttonwriter
- Jun 20, 2022
- 3 min
A Writing Challenge
As with other professionals, we writers also have to develop our skills when we can. Whether that is with the craft itself or marketing,...
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cchuttonwriter
- Jun 13, 2022
- 3 min
Book Titles
Still editing but I need to finalise the book title. I can’t keep saying Blàs of the Highlands three. Naming the book will help my...
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cchuttonwriter
- Jun 6, 2022
- 3 min
Summer Time
Summer has officially arrived. Finally, we have hot weather, the thundering rain has stopped and flowers are striving to burst forth in a...
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cchuttonwriter
- May 30, 2022
- 3 min
It is mine!
Mo luachmhor/my precious is probably what Grumpa is thinking right now. He wasn’t keen to give his prize up in the first place. After all...
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cchuttonwriter
- May 23, 2022
- 3 min
The People's History
May has been a strange month for us. At a time of new beginnings and a burst of spring hope it has also heralded the end of another era....
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cchuttonwriter
- May 9, 2022
- 3 min
Gaelic Cultural Centre Inverness
I can imagine from outside of Scotland or the Highlands the idea of a Gaelic Cultural Centre in Inverness may seem odd. Probably because...
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cchuttonwriter
- Apr 25, 2022
- 3 min
Grumpa's New Illustration
It is always exciting when we get the go-ahead for illustrations for a new picture book. This is Gàidhlig Grumpa’s fourth adventure....
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cchuttonwriter
- Apr 18, 2022
- 3 min
Book Anniversary
Who needs chocolate when they have this reminder coming up on their thread? I like treats as much as most people do but I have to say the...
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cchuttonwriter
- Apr 11, 2022
- 4 min
Social Mayhem
“You have to get yourself on Instagram” Yes, yes of course I will. Only it has taken me years to work out Facebook and I still get it...
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cchuttonwriter
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
A Mirror Image
There are times the beauty of Scotland takes your breath away. Unexpectedly, an image that you see each day comes into perfect focus. The...
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cchuttonwriter
- Mar 27, 2022
- 3 min
Scotland's Land
I am really trying not to be political. All the marketing advice tells me to stick to the same style and tone as my books. For my English...
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cchuttonwriter
- Mar 21, 2022
- 3 min
World Gaelic Week
Today is the start of World Gaelic Week. It shows how out of step I am. I wasn’t even aware it existed until a few weeks ago when I was...
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cchuttonwriter
- Mar 14, 2022
- 3 min
Blog, blog, blog
I strive to get a blog out each week. Then all of a sudden like waiting for a bus three came along all at the same time. The Society of...
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cchuttonwriter
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min
A war on books
thanks to Alison Craig for the above photograph I have had to include a second blog, just after I thought I was in front of myself too....
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cchuttonwriter
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
World Book Day Costumes or Books?
It is quite a while since I have included any pictures of my puppets. Then again it is a while since I have had an excuse to use them. I...
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cchuttonwriter
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
Are words mightier?
“Beneath the rule of men entirely great The pen is mightier than the sword” Edward Bulwer-Lytton How I wish that were true. Not many...
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cchuttonwriter
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
A week of drafts and draughts
Storms, sleet, and ice spread all over the country. It was everywhere apart from here. We had our snowfall on Wednesday. Earlier than...
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cchuttonwriter
- Feb 14, 2022
- 3 min
Love is in the Air
Everywhere I look there are pictures of red roses and chocolates. What happened to all the poems and writings that used to dominate the...
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