Tag Archives: Duke of Edinburgh

Barbaric Snippet

Posted on 27/04/2014 by alasdairflett

I’ve had my hair cut. Sorry to spoil the big reveal but I thought I’d take the medium to proclaim this publically. Walk-in barbers; contemplative places don’t you think? Give you time to reflect, one might say- thou turnst mine … Continue reading →

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Dinner with Friends

Posted on 26/02/2014 by alasdairflett

The royal family; take whatever stance you please but aside from littering the world with bunting and cluttering the country with tasteless memorabilia they have done one good thing for me; motivated the beginning of this blog. Really, the trinkets … Continue reading →

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Highs and Lows on Hoy and Shows

Posted on 01/10/2013 by alasdairflett

It’s become a habit of mine to start my blog posts with an apology so I’ll begin by saying that it is an artistic decision to keep my updates irregular so that you, my marvellous reader(s), will only cherish these … Continue reading →

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Update V

Posted on 12/04/2013 by alasdairflett

Hello. Welcome back. It’s been a while. My previous supplement consisted of quite an in depth yet somehow still vacuous description of my attempts at Moroccan cuisine. I must apologise for this but it was not without purpose entirely, you see … Continue reading →

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Volunteering for the Duke of Edinburgh Award

Posted on 09/02/2013 by alasdairflett

In the summer of 2012 I volunteered at various events in Orkney this included the St Magnus Festival and the Proclaimers gig in the Pickiquoy Centre. I emailed the front of house manager Esther Thompson and Stage Crew manager Ian … Continue reading →

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