In 1978, Japanese singer Momoe Yamaguchi released the song ii hi tabidachi as part of a campaign by the Japanese National Railways. I love this whimsical and nostalgic song, and when I sat down on the shinkansen bullet train almost 40 years after its release, I heard an instrumental version as a departure jingle. The train lurched forwards, theContinue reading "On the Cape, a Boy is Fishing"
On the Audacity of Seagulls
I am awoken, like much of Edinburgh’s population, at around 3:20am by a rare thunderstorm. I get up and sit at the living room window with the cat. I have a view across the harbour to Fife, and I watch white roots of lightning appear in the sickly green-brown of the sky. I count theContinue reading "On the Audacity of Seagulls"
An exercise about boundaries for World Tarot Day
May 25th is World Tarot Day, and to celebrate, I'm going to show you an activity I loved for learning the importance of boundaries. Being able to discern between rigid and weak, versus healthy and strong boundaries is a great ability to have for all relationships. Whether personal and romantic, familial, or even in aContinue reading "An exercise about boundaries for World Tarot Day"
Iona Grant 