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Scottish writer. Not sure about this at all.
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"Therefore they went serenely to their deaths, without a tremor, knowing that the prince of this world is judged." Claudio Magris, 'Danube.'

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Zelensky is the leader of the free world now

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Mulier Scotica or 'a Scotsh Woman', Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644 (Rijksmuseum)

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I really enjoyed meeting up with Aberdeen singer-songwriter Colin Clyne. Please check out his music - he is an under-appreciated gem!

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Women's History Scotland are migrating to Bluesky - we are so excited to grow in this new space! We'll be creating and sharing content dedicated to celebrating and exploring histories of gender and women in Scotland. Join us for the journey! #WomensHistory #HerStory #GenderHist #Scotland

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Lunchtime read. There's a special magic in reading something you know is set and was written just a few miles away. Even with it's sinister undertones, it makes me want to go there.

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This is completely and utterly wrong. Scotland stands with Ukraine. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦

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And this morning I have been dating things '2014', and having been awake since 2.30 a.m., worrying about the state of the world, 11 years behind my own life seems about right.

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Also some literal ghosts. Guestrow in Aberdeen sounds quite innocuous, welcoming even, until you realise it is a corruption of 'Ghaist' [Ghost] row, and leads to the cemetery...

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Scottish Highlands communications hub.

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This feels so relevant right now.

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Today's library picks. "Pure laugh-out-loud social comedy" it says on the back of the Marina Lewycka. "Hmm, we'll see," I said to my husband, before opening the book, reading the first line on the fly-leaf, and laughing out loud

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Just back from seeing The Brutalist and some thoughts: It deserves its multiple award nominations; it doesn't feel a minute too long, and we could have watched for longer; there's a bit very near the beginning featuring the Statue of Liberty that, given the state of things, would break your heart.

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Trying to photograph the light in my study and suddenly struck by the malevolent oversight of that rubber duck.

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A find from Under the Leaves bookshop in Forres today. Had never come across this one before. Intrigued.

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From next week our X account will close and be archived. We will be solely on BlueSky where we will continue to promote #history, historical practice and the humanities. Please do join us #Skystorians

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Dogstar Theatre's adaptation of James Robertson's Gideon Mack is 5⭐️ Playwright Matthew Zujac plays up a storm in his double role as Gideon's minister father and the Devil, who, it transpires, definitely has an Inverness accent. Go and see it if you can.

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An intriguing find at the local Little Free Library on the way home from this morning's dog walk.

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A museum with a book club, spectacular views and a (probably) permanent blue sky overhead. 10/10 for a way to spend a working afternoon.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 Good to meet EU Ambassador Pedro Serrano today. Scotland is a proud European nation and our best future lies in the EU. In the meantime, we will keep building stronger ties and working together for a better future.

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Currently checking through the entire online catalogue of the National Records of Scotland and I have come up with 5 ideas for novels in the last 2 days, and that is not even why I'm here. Should come with a warning.

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