Flu jab yesterday. Feeling yucky today. According to my husband it means that the vaccine will be more effective. I certainly hope he is right.

Sitting in my kitchen this morning in the glorious sunshine whilst family are out for a walk. Reading of my thesis reviewing contents and checking flow. I dreamed of the day I actually had content. Now I am terrified that the contents are all rubbish. What a journey.

My professional success has only been possible due to my personal support. Today on our 41st wedding anniversary I would like to acknowledge my husband and his support. As I embark on the amendments and final stages of my EdD he is still my constant. I am blessed.

Really looking forward to meeting and reuniting with valued friends and rural colleagues. Hopefully some new contacts will be made too. Working together on rural opportunities is so important.

Office move. From Jan to June I set up the EdD office in my daughter’s room. She is coming home for the summer so relocate office to guest room. Lucky guests having access to such wonderful reading. I hope the new view helps the final EdD stages.

When you arrive at your B and B and it has a wee reading nook. The best view of the holidays to date even in the rain.

Since January I have spent many hours on my EdD thesis. It has been the daily norm of between 3 to 8 hours of writing. Yesterday a milestone reached . Full draft sent to supervisors. Today packed and ready for two weeks away.

What a messy job referencing and citing papers can be. 6 hours in 90 minute sessions today. Finished the day in the garden appreciating the roses.

I know I need to keep working at thesis but really struggling today. Sun shining and brain telling me to go outside. Working up a wee plan to print a section to read outdoors. #outdoorEdD @StrathEDU @kate_wall98

Happy family events are so important. Celebrating a wedding of our nephew. Being a family means you are part of something wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life. # precious moments #myworld

Delighted to be co author of this paper. eur02.safelinks.protection.o…

It is with a heavy heart that I am posting on here for the last time . Thank you to all who have interacted with me over the years. Please feel free to be LinkedIn or gaze into Bluesky with me. I just feel it is now time to sign off from here.

We are holidaying in Ireland in June. Recommendations please. B and B? Good walks? Live music?

Been a bit quite recently. It is thesis trauma in my life. Bringing years of EdD learning together has been all consuming. Some highs and lows. This week has provided some real eureka moments. On a wet, wet day OH provided a G &T to help the reading to support Chpt 2 @StrathEDU .

Great to see RHET Argyll and Bute taking part. @HighlandCentre