Imagine my delight when I saw the above picture of my book, The Belly Dancer, on Facebook! It was posted by Karen Durie, a friend of my son-in-law. She’d bought it some time ago and saved it to read on her Turkish holiday. I’ve done some research and the photo is of the Xanadu Island …
As I was saying in my last blog, Christopher and Frances Ryan own this cafe in Hawick. I’ve read Christopher’s first book, The Story of the Damascus Drum, and it was so brilliant I reread it. The writing is superb and needs to be digested slowly to be fully appreciated. It’s available from Amazon . … Continue reading
This wee cafe is a little gem, tucked away in a side street near the river. http://www.damascusdrum.co.uk. I visited it last week with my daughter and was relieved to find it and the loo wheelchair friendly. The owners, Frances and Christopher Ryan, met us there, along with other friends connected to the Chisholme Institute. We … Continue reading
Spice up your summer with a trip to Istanbul! The Belly Dancer is just £0.99 until Saturday, June 9. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belly-Dancer-Margaret-Halliday-ebook/dp/B07GY1MJVH/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1559730568&sr=1-1 Continue reading
Leuchie House (https://www.leuchiehouse.org.uk)is a place where people with MS and other long term conditions can go for a break, either alone or with their carer. I went to check it out recently. It’s about a 45-minute drive south from Musselburgh, just outside the seaside town of North Berwick, in rolling green countryside. The mansion house, … Continue reading
The River Esk walk way is particularly beautiful in spring, with the trees bursting into fresh, green leaves, wild garlic perfuming the air and swans nesting. I managed to photograph one of the nesting swans taking a drink at the weir, where I guess the water is cleaner. For more information please see the link …
I always feel that spring is finally here when the cherry trees near my home burst into bloom. A wonderful cherry tree overhung my balcony where I lived in Budapest while in Istanbul there were trees in the gardens of older properties. Their blossoms, along with the street vendors selling bunches of daffodils and barrows … Continue reading
THE TREATMENTS I think that most of the treatments were designed to increase blood circulation and consequently mobility. The first one I tried was to sit with a vibro-cushion under my feet, which are often cold. They were still cold after ten minutes of this and I didn’t have it again. Next I had a … Continue reading
