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Heidi's Cafe: Day 3: Train to Mallaig

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Monday, June 09, 2014. Day 3: Train to Mallaig. The easy answer is, of course, by train. And this entry is in part about the train ride here. But it's also an entry about something else. It's funny how things somehow fall into place in ways that would seem too contrived in novels. In the past year, I've had a strange craving to read and re-read Virginia Woolf. A few weeks ago, I needed a book to bring to a conference and I grabbed. Was my favourite book of the semester. The poem was "Inversnaid.". Are th...

Heidi's Cafe: June 2014

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Monday, June 23, 2014. Days 16 and 17: Its not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me. This morning when I woke up, the sun was bright and the sky was a brilliant nearly cloudless blue. The top of Croagh Patrick was clearer than I'd ever seen it. As the song says,. Oh the sun is on the harbour, love,. And I wish that I could remain,. For I know that it will be a long, long time,. Before I see you again. But I will see you again.]. Sunday, June 22, 2014. The Thing About December. Friday, June 20, 2014.

Heidi's Cafe: Day 8: Culloden, Cairns and Cawdor (and cookies)

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Saturday, June 14, 2014. Day 8: Culloden, Cairns and Cawdor (and cookies). I'm sitting next to an open window in my lovely hotel room. It's after 10 and there's still some daylight. The River Ness is flowing hurriedly beside me and I just noticed the statue of Flora MacDonald I love is visible from my bed. I'm quite smitten with Inverness. Once I started, I couldn't stop crying. I made my way out of the exhibit, found a cup of tea and a quiet table outside by myself overlooking the battlefield. Days 16 a...

Heidi's Cafe: Day 15: An Ordinary Day in Westport is Perfectly Special

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Sunday, June 22, 2014. Day 15: An Ordinary Day in Westport is Perfectly Special. By Lia Mills, beautiful and heartbreaking. Dale is reading Donal Ryan's. The Thing About December. Yesterday, Saturday, was the summer solstice. I was once told that you should always do something special on the Solstice and I've tried to take that advice each year. This year, I think I did do something very special indeed. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. TodayPhoto: Alec and Heidi's Daily Photos.

Heidi's Cafe: Day 7: Train to Inverness, or, you never really travel alone

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Friday, June 13, 2014. Day 7: Train to Inverness, or, you never really travel alone. Last week, before I left, more than a few people mentioned they were worried I wouldn't come back. They'd seen how deeply smitten I was with Ireland and wondered if I'd somehow find a way to stay this time: third time's the charm? It's nice to ponder. It was a pretty and rainy train ride to Inverness this morning and the scenery was astoundingly beautiful. I read To The Lighthouse. And it's nice to travel with my friend ...