Monthly Archives: September 2010

Circe’s Island

Circe’s Island is the testimony of a TB patient, Isabel Gillard, who was fortunate (if that’s the right word) to have contracted the disease whilst living in Edinburgh at the time of great advances in treatment.

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Those magnificent men in their… riding… machines…

I don’t often need an excuse to go for a longer ride at the weekend, hitting the Lothian countryside for a longer wander than the daily commute allows. But every now and then an event comes up which gives a … Continue reading

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How Was It For You?

You always remember your first time. Mine was at a Shell petrol station in Reading in the spring of 1998. It all seemed so new to a 19 year old first year undergrad, but people have been doing it for … Continue reading

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