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Food of love

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Jamie Jauncey

For a dozen years, from the early nineties, my brother Simon and I ran a dance band. We had played together as children and teenagers but our adult lives had taken us in different directions and it was only when … Continue reading →

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Southern bells

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Jamie Jauncey

Before the pandemic I used to go into Edinburgh quite regularly. We have a railway station within walking distance of our house and it was a pleasant hour-and-a-half journey, down to Perth, through Fife and along the coast of the … Continue reading →

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Waterfall dreams

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Jamie Jauncey

My first waking image yesterday morning, well before I opened my eyes, was of a magnificent jungle waterfall, cascading down through several levels and widening symmetrically as it went, the whole scene fringed by luxuriant green leaves. It was so … Continue reading →

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Never say never

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Jamie Jauncey

I was surprised yesterday morning by the very strong impulse to write a blog. It’s two-and-a-half years since I last posted, in which time I’ve given little thought to A Few Kind Words. But yesterday, the project that has occupied … Continue reading →

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Dreams and imaginings

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Jamie Jauncey

My friend and musical collaborator, Dave Amos, slight of stature, mighty of voice, had a dream. He and I and Aretha Franklin were playing a gig together. In a folk club. In Fife. I had gone missing. ‘Where’s Jamie?’ Aretha … Continue reading →

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Alternative realities

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Jamie Jauncey

(Also available as a podcast here) When I was three or four years old my mother used to get me to sleep by telling me about the animals curled up in their burrows and the birds closing their eyes in … Continue reading →

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An optimistic note

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Jamie Jauncey

(Also available as a podcast here) ‘Put it this way – if it was a horse I’d have to shoot it.’ John, the piano tuner came today. It’s an old joke of his. It’s an old piano, too. Although the … Continue reading →

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Wild things

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Jamie Jauncey

(Also available as a podcast here) Five months ago, at the end of April, I wrote here about my reactions to the early stages of Covid and lockdown. From where we are now, that time seems almost like an age … Continue reading →

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No return

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Jamie Jauncey

(Also available as a podcast here) Two weeks ago I wrote about how I was experiencing life in lockdown. This post reached the second-largest number of readers I’ve ever had, the largest being for the post I wrote the day … Continue reading →

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In limbo

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Jamie Jauncey

(Also available as a podcast here) It rained late this afternoon. In the silence that followed the birdsong was almost deafening. What do they notice, I wondered. A change in the air? Fewer people? Less noise? Finely attuned to their … Continue reading →

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