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A slide into a loch
Sometimes, it seems that one of the hardest things to do as a parent is to have fun with your partner. Fortunately, there are places like this one where it’s impossible not to have fun.
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Last winter in Scotland
February is the twelfth-best month of the year. Doubly so in Scotland, one of the most oppressively rainy and dark places I have ever been. This is our fifth winter in a row here and, thankfully, our last.
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The Edinburgh Fringe is well organized chaos
…at least from the perspective of this father of two young children. The Edinburgh Fringe is a massive, month-long festival spanning thousands of acts and hundreds of venues spread across one of the busiest and most touristed cities in Europe. It sounds like it could be hell for families, but our experience was just the…
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Three years in Scotland
Today marks three years to the day that moved from the states and started our new life in Scotland. It’s been…an interesting experience. I would say it’s been beautiful and rough and full of strong contrasts, just like Scotland’s people, countryside, weather, food, and everything else I’ve experienced here. I thought I’d look back by…
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From Permafrosted to permamuddy
Take care of things close to home first. Straighten up your room before you save the world. Then save the world.
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Double-down
Last week marked a year and three months since we’ve been in Scotland. It also marked the second birthday for our son Sam in Scotland, as well as living through a complete “cycle” of seasons in our new home now that we’re fully in autumn and summer is behind us. We’ve no longer just arrived.…
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First solo bike ride in a long time
I finally got the new bike out today for a decent enough distance (8.5 miles) on both road and trail. Short but sweet. I was able to see a new bit of my running trail I hadn’t seen previously (the Strathkelvin trail).
Writing and drawings by Nick.
