Category Archives: Life’s Rich Tapestry
There and Back Again – Tucker Travels PART TWO
My Great Granddad, James was born on the 6th June 1880 to David (a rope maker) and Helen Tucker. He had two brothers, Andrew and David. Andrew was sadly killed by a sniper near Ypres (Wipers) in 1915. His name … Continue reading
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Tagged Auld Reekie, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Zoo, Freer Street, The Royal Scots, Union Canal, WW1
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There and Back Again – Tucker Travels PART ONE
Excitedly, I bounded up the steps to Gran and Granddad’s front door at Saughton Mains Drive, Edinburgh. Mum, Dad and my big sister, Jenny lagged a few paces behind. It was Friday 30th December 1966 and I was 6 years … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Life's Rich Tapestry, Musings
Tagged Auld Reekie, Dr Who, Drink, Edinburgh, Hearts, Hogmanay, lobby, scullery
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THE GAME
Hold closest to you That which you cherish Hold dear That which you want For you want not nor need not Except in your mind When it comes to you In a blinding flash of glory Like the morning sun … Continue reading
OBEY
This way please Keep to the left Follow the arrows Can’t you read the signs? This way please Do as I say It’s a single file world Follow the leader You played it often enough as a child But you … Continue reading
REMEMBER?
Yesterday, I seemed a million miles away Lost in a timeless cloud of tiredness You were there too somewhere in that dreamy mist Though I couldn’t tell the year If you find yourself wondering someday How come it all went … Continue reading
I WISH
I wish I wish I was If I was I would be Not were Then I’d be free And I’d be me And all the smiles I’d give Would all be true And the life I’d live Would be just … Continue reading
Red Bull, Vodka, Russian Women Pole Dancing and Pool
My waking thought was ‘did last night really happen?’ Even through the mosquito net the morning sun was assaulting me square between the eyes and I became slowly aware of a fur like foreign object in my mouth. It eventually … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Life, Life's Rich Tapestry, Musings
Tagged Irish Music, Lap Dancing, Poland, Pool, Red Bull, Russian Vodka, Warsaw
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DRIVING TALES PART TWO: L Plates, Kamikaze Pedestrians and bad Interview Techniques
The most failed attempts to pass a driving test in the UK is currently held by a UK woman who has so far failed 90 times at a staggering cost of £2790. The world record is 47 failures all of … Continue reading
Technology Challenges, GPS Devices and the Spoty Awards
‘Time marches on, as they say, and I’m beginning to feel that not only is it marching on, it’s trampling all over me,’ said Ian Wood on retiring from the Scotsman Newspaper this year. I know how he feels. Don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Darwin Awards
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The Paranormal Part One: Dirty Harry, Belief Systems and Things that go Bump in the Night
I ran into Clint Eastwood the other night. There is of course a large dose of writer’s artistic liberty in that statement but only with the use of the word ‘other.’ The incident actually took place back in the days … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Life, Life's Rich Tapestry, Musings
Tagged Belief systems, Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, Ghosts, Hypnotism, The Queen Mother
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