Archive - Magpie Tidings

In an Acceptable Time

Musings on the timing of life

May 17 •

Poem of the Month

May 10 •

April 2025

Siegfried Sassoon

A brief glimpse of the Poet and "friend"

Apr 17 •

Poem of the Month

Apr 15 •

Knitting and history

Apr 9 •

March 2025

The Homes of Robert Burns

Trying to get a feel for the Bard

Mar 31 •

March: Birds part two

Second Poem of the Month

Mar 28 •

Ruthwell, healing waters and Robert Burns

Mar 21 •

Poem of the Month

Mar 14 •

February 2025

And how I got to help out

Feb 15 •

WWI, 'Q', and my first novel

Revisiting Old Friends

Feb 9 •

Join my new subscriber chat

A private space for us to converse and connect

Feb 5 •

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