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A wise old owl
I’m hoping this is one of the trees still standing after all those storms. As a wise old owl once said ‘bad weather, the perfect excuse...
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cchuttonwriter
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
A Dog's Life
I can’t remember a year when it has been so grey. Normally, we would be shivering in the winter frosts while enjoying the bright blue sky...
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cchuttonwriter
- Jan 24, 2022
- 3 min
Robert Burns
“O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us!” “It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An foolish notion;” These...
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cchuttonwriter
- Jan 17, 2022
- 3 min
Research for writing
photograph by kind permission of Dornoch Beach Wheelchairs Mark Twain advice’s, “Write what you know” is often quoted to the aspiring...
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cchuttonwriter
- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
Sgoil, School, Schule
It is only the start of the year but already they are asking parents to register their children for primary one classes starting in...
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cchuttonwriter
- Jan 3, 2022
- 3 min
And here it is 2022!
2022, young, crisp, and full of new hope. So much is expected of this year. My main aim is for all my friends and family to stay safe and...
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cchuttonwriter
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
A Christmas Stack of Books
Christmas Stack of Books Well here we are again, Christmas is looming and I haven’t finished my planning yet, never mind the shopping. I...
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cchuttonwriter
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
A Christmas Lunch
Some of us are slowly ending our isolation and creeping out of rooms. We are leaving our PCs and laptops behind to meet face to face...
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cchuttonwriter
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
Let The Festivities Begin
The early start of the winter festivals combined nicely with the first seasonal fall of snow. It was like the many Christmas films where...
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cchuttonwriter
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
St Andrew's Day
Here we are again, the 30th of November looms. “How do we celebrate it?” I was asked by a seven-year-old. “Do we get a day off school?”...
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cchuttonwriter
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
Wind of Change and Writing
Support your local crafters and shops seem to be the theme going forward. If this means I don’t have to go shopping in the city I am all...
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cchuttonwriter
- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
Book Week Scotland and Trees for Life
At last two of my favourite topics are combined in one week. There are all sorts of celebrations and bookish things happening all over...
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cchuttonwriter
- Nov 8, 2021
- 3 min
Libraries and Bookbug
Bookbug is back, or at least a version of it. We have the book, the songs, the excited wee ones, and the puppets. Only the bairns are not...
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cchuttonwriter
- Nov 1, 2021
- 3 min
Rebranding Bonfire Night
The way I feel about the 5th of November has not changed much since I was a bairn. I couldn’t understand then why we celebrated someone...
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cchuttonwriter
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
Oidhche Shamhna; Halloween
One of the oldest celebrations in many countries around the world, Oidhche Shamnha, Halloween, All Souls Night, Samhain takes place soon. ...
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cchuttonwriter
- Oct 18, 2021
- 3 min
The Tattie Holidays
We all know what is rushing towards us after the tattie holidays. Right now though it is time to step back, breathe, and enjoy what...
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cchuttonwriter
- Oct 11, 2021
- 3 min
A Gaelic Sell Out
My photographs of the stall at the Book Fair have turned out too small. I’m sure there must be a technical fix somewhere, but right now...
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cchuttonwriter
- Oct 4, 2021
- 4 min
Book Launches and Chocolates
credit for photography K Hutton What a lovely atmosphere there was in the pop-up shop for the launch of Blàs: Roots in the Soil. I was...
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cchuttonwriter
- Sep 26, 2021
- 3 min
Writers Visits to Schools
What an amazing day I had at the St Duthac Book and Arts Festival on Friday. Due to them, I had my first in-person visit back into a...
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cchuttonwriter
- Sep 20, 2021
- 3 min
Book Festivals and Fairs
The St Duthac Books and Arts Festival is almost here. Banners are heralding this new festival and a pop-up book and art gallery have...
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