Retro Scotland Pics

2014 update: I’d just come back from Scotland in Oct 2009 and  pictures were requested. I’ve currently got them up at Facebook. This post is by way of an experiment that should make them visible to anyone via these links.

Glasgow and Dalkeith.

Highlands and Skye.

Highlands and Eilean Donan Castle

Edinburgh big picture.

Edinburgh bits and pieces.

Falkirk Wheel and Linlithgow Palace.

Dr. Who Exhibit (Glasgow).

The flight home: aerial shots of Greenland

(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Oct 27 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Retro Scotland Jet Lag Belated Cat Blogging

This is not my beautiful cat…this is a woolie coo:
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These are not my beautiful cats…these are Scottish wild boar piglets:

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This is not my beautiful cat, this is momma wild sow:

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Look, another piglet:

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This is my beautiful cat, Meglet:

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And Ashbless:

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Isabelle has a bear in a kilt:

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Drip drop lap lap:

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Oct 24 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Retro Local Bookstore Coolness

This is the independent bookstore in the small town where I live, with me in front of it:

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This is the store’s new sign:

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This is a close up of the books on the right side of the sign:

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Even closer:

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Oct 20 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Retro Friday Cat Blogging

Lazy days r good days!
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I am not looking at you. In fact, I am looking exactly 12 degrees away from you. So there!

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I’z mah blanket and I’ll zzzzz if I want to, zzzzz if I want to, zzzzz…..

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Summer can’t be almost over, can it?

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Legs? Who needs legs?

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They went that way!

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Oct 16 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Retro Friday Cat Blogging

Would you hurry up with the tuna crepes already?

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I wuvz my powerstrip, and it wuvz me, is that wrong?

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Fierce jungle cat is fierce, damnit!

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Naptime….

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I’z too sexy for my snuggly

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I am the walrus, kookookachoo!

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Oct 9 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Retro Friday Cat Blogging

Moooom! Meglet’s hording the best spoooot!

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I’d tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.

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Madeye Meglet? Me? No, you must have me confused with someone else.

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I heart my blankie.

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No, of course I’z not laughing at you!

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I have really cute toes!

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No, really cute!

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Oct 2 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Retro Friday Cat Blogging

Blob cat blobs

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None shall pass!

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Pwease don’t make me burnz you with my laser eyes…pwetty pwease

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Iz got nip hangoverz, go way

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I’z nesting…OK, E-Nesting…you gotz problem?

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Sept 25 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Friday Cat Blogging

Dis my interpretive dance. I dance the sun!
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You dance the what of the who now?

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I’m Batman!

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Well, I’m Napdog.

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I’m lost.

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I’m going to thump you and take your food.

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Retro Friday Cat Blogging—Nip Edition

Pre Nip, disapproving cats disapprove:

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Need more NIP!

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Leave me, I just wanna be alone with my…whasat?

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Melllllooooooow:

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You must give me the NIP!

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Have you ever really…oh…itch…uh hi…were you talking to…

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Writhing wrocks!

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Sept 18 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)

Monday Morning WIP—Trim Replacement

Still working on the house more than books but that’s slowly shifting. Pics below. What about y’all?

Here’s the last of the counters (to be installed later)

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And the back porch which is no longer slowly falling off the house:

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Rotten Trim 1 (not good but…):

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Rotten Trim 2 (oh my):

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Rotten Trim 3 (well damn):

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Patch layer 1 (structural and underlayment):

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Closeup of structural work:

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Trim replaced:

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And painted:

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(Originally published on the Wyrdsmiths blog Sept 2009, and original comments may be found there. Reposted and reedited as part of the reblogging project)