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A toast to the cottage

The gearbox crunched, the engine roared and the van shot up the M32 into the night. I was at the wheel with my friend Jo sat next to me. Both novice van drivers, we were  nervous about the two-day 900-mile … Continue reading

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Westcoasting begins

With a nip of whisky for courage I’m heading to the west coast of Scotland to live off the land, find wild places and write. My garden has never produced more than a withered tomato or two, so the living-off-the-land … Continue reading

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