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Life Is a River

March 6, 2020 ~ myedinburghpress ~ Leave a comment

Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, historian, writer, essayist (annoying all-rounder), wrote – at a sprightly 81 years old – a famous article entitled, “How to Grow Old”.  He himself was to grow much older, but he can’t have known, when he was writing it, that he would live to the ripe old age of 97.  On … Continue reading Life Is a River

Bloom Where You’re Planted

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 ~ myedinburghpress ~ Leave a comment

I’ve been away for one day and I’ve found my walking route: a breezy seafront path with the choppy Atlantic Ocean on one side and a hedge of bougainvillea providing privacy for the ocean front hotels and villas on the other. Its papery flowers are in bloom: confetti showers in pink, purple and orange sections. … Continue reading Bloom Where You’re Planted

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I hope my online Edinburgh Press will, in time, hold a similar collection in words to that which is in my Edinburgh Press at home.  I will add to it as often as I can building a collection of memories and observations bubbling up from below, breaking the surface of my mind. I’ll send them out into the world where you can, if you want, share them. Welcome to My Edinburgh Press.

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