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Tag Archives: National Library of Scotland
An AGM with atheists (Rousse)
BMR arranged the display in the corridor, then set up the kitchen for the Scottish Annual General Meeting. I greeted the great and good of the association with enthusiasm as I welcomed them at the front door. I also dealt … Continue reading
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Tagged AGM, annual general meeting, corridor, display, garden, godless, minister, National Library of Scotland, photographs, photos
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Climate change and a secret love affair (Rousse)
A rag tag mix of former colleagues and students – including ED, LG, DMcA, and JC of the National Library of Scotland – formed a loose company of actors. We gathered for ‘rehearsals’ in the mews building of my childhood … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, climate change, colleague, exhibition, husband, kiss, love, National Library of Scotland, play, rehearsal, secret, student, TPR
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Katy Perry flies Edinburgh to Des Moines, Iowa with unintentional stowaway (Rousse)
I’d been ‘working at home’ from the National Library of Scotland when I received an offer to meet Katy Perry. I felt that I could spare the time to do so, so followed the instruction to travel to the meeting … Continue reading
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Tagged airport, British Embassy, Des Moines, Edinburgh, Iowa, Katy Perry, National Library of Scotland, performance, sound system, steward
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Wine Haiku performance at the National Library of Scotland (Rousse)
I visited TPR in his shared student accommodation. The flat was still a dump, but at least the landlord had at last started to replace the rotting flooring. In the tiny bedroom I worked on my French homework: writing an … Continue reading
A winning sausage conference submission, with citation indexes (Rousse)
EH and I felt obliged to attend the University research conference, even though much of the content was of little interest to us. On our arrival we could tell that many of our colleagues had ignored the event. This was … Continue reading
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Tagged basement, cafe, citation, colleague, conference, event, French, friend, index, model, National Library of Scotland, PhD, poster, research, sausage, student, submission, university, write-up
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Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen at the National Library of Scotland (Rousse)
Sitting side by side on the wide staircase of the National Library of Scotland were Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. Doing my best to hide my surprise at finding the pair of them there, I risked stepping closer to check … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Dylan, chat, Leonard Cohen, National Library of Scotland, NLS, staircase, stutter
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Call for Sunday opening at the National Library of Scotland (Rousse)
‘And this is why we need Sunday opening too’ said the librarian as she led us through the main reading room of the National Library of Scotland (recently refurbished with lovely new blue chairs). I glanced over and understood her … Continue reading
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Tagged blue, books, chair, librarian, mahogany, National Library of Scotland, NLS, opening, opening hours, reading room, student, Sunday, table, tower
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National Library of Scotland’s new facility harbours reptile colony (Rousse)
The National Library of Scotland stretched up to the sky in its brand new twenty-two storey building. I joined a guided tour for the afternoon, partnered up with the young man known to be the object of KT’s affections. This … Continue reading
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