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28 June 2008
22:34:56 o'clock BST

AOL Journals at 5


I know it's still 2 months away (August 21st or something), but AOL Journals are quietly approaching their first lustrum, i.e. their 5th anniversary. At present, I'm not actively involved in J-land, so I'm just putting the baton on the counter and hope someone picks it up.

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26 June 2008
11:40:07 o'clock BST

Stripped


of all credibility, decency and even his honorary knighthood. Cannot resist putting up this topical video of his rooms. Whose? Oh well, all shall be revealed. No, I haven't returned to blogging as before, but this story plumbs ever deeper depths of depravity. Code word: 1,000,000% inflation.



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13 June 2008
13:47:22 o'clock BST

Acknowledgements


I have just pushed out over 100 emails to J-landers, and this entry is to reach those I missed by email. This message is to acknowledge the condolences, sympathy and support from J-landers following the sudden death of my mother 6 weeks ago, on May 1st. Everybody's contributions certainly helped to make a very difficult situation bearable in those early days. J-land has shown itself to be a caring community, which I have always believed to be its strong point.

I sincerely hope all are well, or as well as can be under the circumstances. I do intend to return to blogging, but you'll have to watch this journal for updates.

I am currently blogging on my journal from Holland called The Shell Gallery. However, I am not active in J-land (with a few exceptions), and do not respond to comments from that journal. Do feel free to call round though.




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29 May 2008
16:16:12 o'clock BST

Exception


Well, I had to point to this story. It made me ill. In August 2006, a group of army cadets set out on Loch Carnan, South Uist, in winds of force 7. A boat overturned and all but one was saved. The 14th was not found until 45 minutes later, drowned under an upturned boat. The fatal accident inquiry is hearing harrowing and shocking evidence. Read more here, but heed my warning.

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26 May 2008
22:23:04 o'clock BST

Header entry


I am posting this entry to reiterate that this journal remains suspended, as are my activities in J-land. Northern Trip will resume if and when I return to Lewis.

On May 1st, 2008, I lost my mother (as earlier entries indicate), and I am currently in Holland, coming to terms with my loss and supporting my family where possible. I am writing a diary-type journal called The Shell Gallery, using the screenname Veluweman. Feel free to come over and leave a comment.


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18 May 2008
21:57:42 o'clock BST

Orkney & Shetland pictures


I have scanned in the last pictures of my 2004 journey through the Northern Isles of Scotland. I link to the relevant entries in Northern Trip - The Start, and thence on to Flickr.

5 September 2004

6 September 2004

7 September 2004

8 September 2004

9 September 2004

11 September 2004

12 September 2004

14 September 2004

20 September 2004



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15 May 2008
21:13:34 o'clock BST
Feeling Embarrassed

Pictures


Well, many thanks for the compliments on my photography. I guess it's a combination of being in a pretty environment and having an eye for the right scene. Mind you, there are plenty of horrible places in Holland as well as in Scotland, but then I'd never picture them.

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18:15:35 o'clock BST

Photo updates - Orkney


I spent 4 weeks in that archipelago, and have started to work my way through a fair collection of pictures, about 100. The first two days can be viewed through the usual process. Follow the link to the diary entry, thence another link to the pictures on Flickr.

2 September - Mainland Orkney and Papa Westray

3 September - Papa Westray



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14 May 2008
11:51:45 o'clock BST

Photo updates - Durness & Cape Wrath


28 August 2004

29 August 2004

Again, a link to pictures can be found at the bottom of the entries.



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13 May 2008
16:45:10 o'clock BST

Photo updates


I am currently catching up with pictures from 2004, when I started Northern Trip as a true journey through Northern Scotland. I have put photos on Flickr, from the following dates. Please note the link takes you to the diary entry of that day (on Northern Trip - The Start), where a separate link takes you to the pictures on Flickr. You may want to open the journal in 2 windows (just a tech hint), lest you keep jumping back and forth.

14 August
15 August
8 October
9 October
10 October
11 October
12 October
20 October

22 October
23 October

24 October
25 October
26 October

27 October
28 October
29 October
30 October
31 October



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