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tf

Thumbs up for Old(er) Maps: I have a handful of ‘current’ OS maps of Scotland, but most of my paper maps come from the ’90s, and the electronic versions I am currently using are an edition from 2016. There is lot to be said for that, as I was reminded on our walk yesterday. ... #maps, #navigation, #scotland: aye.tf/2025/04/07/old-maps

aye, tf · Thumbs up for Old(er) MapsI have a handful of ‘current’ OS maps of Scotland, but most of my paper maps come from the ’90s, and the electronic versions I am currently using are an edition from 2016. There is lot to be said for that, as I was reminded on our walk yesterday.
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Kristie

A view and a thank you!

While I'm not ready to be in front of the camera, here's a sincere thank you from behind it. If you like Scottish landscapes, Scottish accents, and gratitude, you'll enjoy this.

instagram.com/reel/DII51K9CMcs

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Peter Nimmo

2 contrasting stories about #electricity in #Scotland:
In the #Borders, controversy about where to put new cross border #pylons. As electricity continues to replace fossil fuels and more #renewable sources come online such stories are increasingly common
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq80xp
But in #Renfrewshire, the renewal of the National #Grid sees some of the oldest transmission towers (1929) being demolished- a reminder that they've been part of the #landscape for almost a century
bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c9djlp85

An electricity pylon against a grey sky
BBC NewsA new route for a cross-border pylons plan - can it appease locals?There is opposition to plans to build huge pylons through the Scottish Borders to take electricity to England.
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Kristie

Yesterday it was the memoirs page. Today my book’s top of Bookshop. org’s *main* Biography & Memoir list.

(right next to Jenni Fagan (Scotland represent!) and a bit under Marcus Aurelius!)

No PR machine. Just people getting behind a working-class Scottish debut

If you’ve been thinking about it, now’s the time:

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/drysto

Now I’m off to build a wall.

Screenshot of Bookshop.org’s Biography & Memoir category front page. Shows Drystone: A Life Rebuilt by Kristie De Garis listed on the bottom row, next to titles by Jenni Fagan, Raynor Winn, and Marcus Aurelius, among others.
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