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[CLOSED] 🏴 Falkirk Anniversary Convention NSS present exchange
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I'm coming now having been offered a place
swan-scot
1 yr ago
I've never participated in the NSS present-exchanges at previous events I've attended, but I'd like to join this time. :-)
Conventions and Meetings
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🏴 Falkirk Convention Friday night and Saturday buffets - info needed
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Friday and Saturday buffets
swan-scot
1 yr ago
I've just been offered, and accepted, a place after being on the waiting list, so am trying to catch up with what's happening. My answers:
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No
Conventions and Meetings
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🏴Falkirk Anniversary Convention Waiting List (updated - no one left on the list)
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Could you add me to the list, please
swan-scot
1 yr ago
I live in Scotland so can come at short notice.
swan-scot
9 yrs ago
He was a very knowledgeable and well-read bookcrossing member who will be missed by very many of us. Condolences to his family.
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Enjoyable post on the love of maps, here:
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RE: RE: I've been a big fan of maps since I was young
swan-scot
10 yrs ago
[[[[Ordnance Survey]]
Is it true that the newer ones no longer show features such as standing stones to protect them from vandals? I heard this somewhere. I have some older maps and standing stones are on them.]]
No, n…
Chit-Chat
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Enjoyable post on the love of maps, here:
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I've been a big fan of maps since I was young
swan-scot
10 yrs ago
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In fact I can sit and study maps for hours. I use maps almost every day for both work and play. For work I plan woodland walks and share the route on the map with my clients and/or suggest routes they can take to go to t…
swan-scot
10 yrs ago
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Your list reminds me of "The Listening Game" I used to play with my son when he was little. (We wouldn't be above playing it now, either!) Maybe I've mentioned it on bc before: We would each close our eyes…
swan-scot
10 yrs ago
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Today, being a busy Monday morning, the traffic on the single-track road that runs along the firth (large sea inlet) had increased significantly to 1 car! I stopped to take a photo of the road to share with you all:
h…
swan-scot
10 yrs ago
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I've recently started commuting to my summer seasonal job by bike. Some days I car-share with hubby, with my bike in the car to his office and cycle to my work from there. This halves the journey. Other days I cycle the …
swan-scot
10 yrs ago
Although I have contributed many wild release photos to the Celebrating Bookcrossing Wild Release Photos Group over the years, I admit I don't spend so long browsing the photos there as I used to. Thanks for highlighting…
swan-scot
10 yrs ago
Like Ardachy I handed some books directly to people and wild released some and I, too, stated I'd be doing this in my application.
So far I've had two journal entries from wild released books:
http://www.bookcrossi…
Chit-Chat
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New Flickr. What do you think about it ?
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RE: RE: I can't search for my photos any more
swan-scot
10 yrs ago
For the collections, you have to look in the menu that comes up when you click on the three little dots under the banner .Thanks! I looked everywhere else!
swan-scot
10 yrs ago
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Where are our 'collections'? I was looking for 2 specific photos that I knew were in two sets, but with 155 sets it took ages to find even one and I gave up on the second.
swan-scot
11 yrs ago
:-)
swan-scot
11 yrs ago
What've yer been up to for the past few years?
Chit-Chat
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What's the Weather doing in your part of th world?
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Wonderful - unseasonally sunny and mild
swan-scot
11 yrs ago
We have a gorgeous blue sky with not a cloud in sight, patches of sparkly fairy dust scattered about earlier (or maybe it was frost) and it was a mild -3°C when I set off for my run this morning. Now, at 2pm, it's a posi…
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World Book Night 2012 catches
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RE: RE: RE: RE: Another catch for one of my wild releases
swan-scot
11 yrs ago
I assumed it meant they were re-releasing the book at a pay phone (if such things still exist!).
Ah, yes of course, possibly this one http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/102495
swan-scot
11 yrs ago
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Girl With the Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier. I hope some of the copies I give away will be enjoyed as much as this copy I wild released a few years back: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6925987/
swan-scot
11 yrs ago
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Another copy of Touching The Void checks in after 10 months: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10718251
swan-scot
11 yrs ago
With up to 6 adults living in the house and doing lots of cooking with fresh vegetables, we'd never fit half of our kitchen waste in the dustbin for collection otherwise. We have three of the approx. 1 metre high green c…
Chit-Chat
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My 10 Year Bookcrossing Anniversary Came and Went
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RE: My 10 Year Bookcrossing Anniversary Came and Went
swan-scot
11 yrs ago
Congratulations. Susieq46! Join the club :-)
Chit-Chat
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My 10 Year Bookcrossing Anniversary Came and Went
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RE: Congratulations and welcome to a growing club :-)
swan-scot
11 yrs ago
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There are photo sets of each hill on my Flickr account - including release photos of the book on the summit of course, if you're at all interested: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mulberrystreet/ Seemed as…
swan-scot
11 yrs ago
I really enjoyed all my time at primary school (5-11 years). It was a small village school of about 60 pupils and 3 composite classes for the seven years. The head teacher took the top three classes and she was a lovely …
swan-scot
11 yrs ago
Mum and daughter sound like a fun pair of women.
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