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[Subscribe](#/portal/signup) ### Diary Dialogue / 1960 – 2024 / My grandmother & I ##### *February 7th, 1960* ##### *Lovely mild day. George v. frustrated to be back* ##### *in Aberdeen and away from his beloved hills.* ##### *Went out to Collieston. Church. Long walk to* ##### *Ythan. Argument once again.* ##### February 14th, 2024 ##### It rained all day. Morning slipped into afternoon. I ##### stayed at home and watched people hurry by outside. ##### A good day to write. ##### *February 16th, 1960* ##### *V. cold. Roads one solid sheet of ice. Letter from* ##### *home – they have had 12 inches of snow and* ##### *are snowed in. Tea and later long discussion* ##### *about future everything now seems much more* ##### *feasible.* ##### *February 17th, 1960* ##### *Bitterly cold. Roads all blocked. More snow and* ##### *frost. Didn’t do any visits, not worth the effort.* ##### *Fed up with the cold so went to bed early.* ##### *Wondering more and more whether I am doing* ##### *the right thing to leave in the autumn.* ##### February 21st, 2024 ##### The sky was grey in Brussels. Morning damp led to ##### downpours by the evening. I spent some time in ##### bookshops, browsing shelfs of pop-philosophy. I ##### bought a book called Blue in the film section. It made ##### me consider all the blues in my life. Nord station was ##### mess, rainwater and cracked cement. On the bus I ##### watched the reds, ambers and greens mix into a dark ##### city night soup. ##### *February 25th, 1960* ##### *Wet thaw arrived. V. wet. Letter from mum, no* ##### *comments about the holiday. George got the flu* ##### *now. Went back to the office and got most things* ##### *up to date.* ##### February 27th, 2024 ##### Blue on blue. Spring feels like it’s on its way. Cycled ##### to the library with Flavie, hopping from one patch of ##### light to the next. Watched some men load an open ##### truck. Their laughter spilled down the alleyway. ##### Drinking coffee with Ben, he tells me the days are ##### getting longer. My coat flaps open in the wind, the zip ##### is broken. ##### *February 28th, 1960* ##### *Glorious springlike day. George better. Wasted* ##### *time. Went to Buller Buchan. Terrific granite* ##### *cliffs. Mr.M v. annoyed with me. George v. sore* ##### *throat so we came back early. Ann – boats.* ##### *Irene – stock exchange.* ##### February 28th, 2024 ##### Today was very still, no gusts of wind or drops or rain. ##### A constant grey overhead. I spotted a black headed ##### gull while crossing the bridge. Easy to forget the sea ##### is only minutes away. Presented my ongoing work in ##### class. Thinking about soft protest and the ambiguous ##### nature of things. Grey skies as ambiguous things. ##### February 29th, 2024 ##### Light hit our faces hard, duvet over our eyes. Warm ##### and wet outside. The cherry tree is starting to bud, ##### too close to the road. Sat in Petit Paradis, steamy ##### windows and a women who looked so alike a relative ##### I no longer see. Watched police cycle through the ##### rain. Said goodbye to Flavie, always difficult to let her ##### go. Later I found a pile of snow dumped in a car park. ##### Its whiteness was absurd. ##### March 1st, 2024 ##### An inside day, writing and reading. Highlight was the ##### evening run through the park. Pink peaks in the ##### distance, beyond reach. ##### *March 2nd, 1960* ##### *Long letter from home. Earthquake Agadir!* ##### *10,000 killed. Music – Schumann.* ##### March 2nd, 2024 ##### Early morning walk around the city. I found a ##### table in the sun. A women passed by calling for ##### her cat, strays followed her in vain. We climbed ##### up to the Byzantine Monastery, its bells rang in a ##### strange swing melody. Greek lunch in a taverna, ##### the honey and feta pie was so good. ##### Presentations in the park. Talked of fossil ##### hunters and Chinese railways. Ended the day ##### with Roger. Reminiscing over his weather from ##### home ‘My balcony is my whole world because ##### its so sunny’. ##### March 3rd, 2024 ##### Early morning walk around the city. I found a table in ##### the sun. A women passed by calling for her cat, ##### strays followed her in vain. We climbed up to the ##### Byzantine Monastery, its bells rang in a strange swing ##### melody. Greek lunch in a taverna, the honey and feta ##### pie was so good. Presentations in the park. Talked of ##### fossil hunters and Chinese railways. Ended the day ##### with Roger. Reminiscing over his weather from home ##### ‘My balcony is my whole world because its so sunny’. ##### March 4th, 2024 ##### I woke up tired. My sleep is disturbed, missing that ##### someone. Bursting blue skies, white drifting clouds. ##### Coffee and a tiny croissant. Returned to the park of ##### yesterday, our work will be on its idiosyncrasies, its ##### forgotten past. Talked with a local who studied the ##### ancient western walls. Stories of people coming and ##### going, displaced and erased. Smoking again, feeling ##### repugnant. Tomorrow I will be better. ##### *March 4th, 1960* ##### *Cold and fine. Usual, one rota case. Worked on v.* ##### *good lecture Mrs Klopper “France and Algeria”. Met* ##### *George, was awkward. Heard that Maisie and Bill are* ##### *coming to Glenmore. Really homesick for the first* ##### *time.* ##### March 6th, 2024 ##### The sun is back with its infinite blue skies. I read a ##### poem called Byzantium. ‘Breathless mouths may ##### summon’, ‘death-in-life and life-in-death’. Morning ##### coffee in the square. Met a man from Albania. I ##### planted my flowers. Walked the city and found the ##### gypsy camps. I have a question on my mind; why ##### make an image? ##### *March 6th, 1960* ##### *V. windy and cold. George cleared up sticks so we* ##### *didn’t go to church. Bacon and cabbage. Mrs M in* ##### *great form - no arguments. Walked to Old Slaws sea* ##### *v. dirty. Heard terrific service in Broad Scots.* ##### *March 7th, 1960* ##### *Bitterly cold. Gulen arrived in - same as ever and very* ##### *sure of herself. Possibility of a job in Inverness.* ##### *Lunch. Mum and Dad phoned, wedding went like a* ##### *bomb, RAF types not so bad. Went round to see Miss* ##### *McCullock, Kathleen there.* ##### *March 8th, 1960* ##### *Snow, v. cold. Lunch with Gulen - she feels that with* ##### *the Institute she learnt what she can do. Went to see* ##### *‘Don Giovani’ quite good, some bits v.funny to me.* ##### March 9th, 2024 ##### I see green leaves in Thessaloniki. Last visit to the ##### square, I said my goodbyes. Coffee with Ana, ##### daydreaming of hiking in Portugal. I soon left, needing ##### some time for myself. Searched for a gift for Flavie ##### but I was faced with the bland fronts of high shopping ##### streets. I miss her. Dinner alone, Sukri pastry with ##### wine. The bus to the airport was full of sad people. ##### Flying home, home .. home? ##### March 11th, 2024 ##### Grey unbroken skies. I felt in the wrong place ##### somehow. As if I was existing in a time beyond the ##### expected. Strange. Later, I had a discussion with Will ##### in the Grey Space, thinking of grandmothers and ##### grandchildren. Questioning who is my audience .. I ##### understand the concern but part of me feels like the ##### work speaks for itself, why try and define it? Burnt ##### some hummus in the evening, didn’t think I could get ##### that wrong. Writing at night was impossible, I’ll try ##### again tomorrow. ##### March 12th, 2024 ##### Misty rain but warmer. Printed out my thesis, trying to ##### get past this mental block. Flavie upset, I want to help ##### but she has asked to be alone. Went for a run in the ##### evening and watched a movie recommended by ##### Adam called Cameraperson. Looking forward to ##### going home. ##### *March 13th, 1960* ##### *Fine but cold and damp. Mrs Morrison a little better.* ##### *George and I went to church. Went for a walk across* ##### *the Moor by the lochs. Was surprised by George’s* ##### *new dev. of ambition.* ##### March 13th, 2024 ##### Warm, grey skies. Went to the library in the morning. ##### Later talked with Shadman, opened up some ##### unexplored depths to my work. Difficult evening, ##### feeling hurt and ashamed of my inability to think ##### beyond myself. Twisted emotions. Still, I got some ##### writing done. ##### March 14th, 2024 ##### Sunny with emerald blue skies. Spotted some flowers ##### blooming while putting out the bins. The year is ##### moving on. Coffee with Flavie, she put on some blue ##### mascara, beautiful - making me feel lucky. Spent the ##### afternoon writing and reading. Climbed with Flavie, ##### Ben and Katla. My body feels tired, I want to feel ##### strong again. ##### March 15th, 2024 ##### Early start, working a 10 hour shift in the coffee shop ##### by the train station. The air has lost its cold bite, ##### winter already feels like a fading memory. Thinking of ##### buying headphones, but why lose myself to the ##### world? Why make music such a private thing? Nice ##### evening watching Hannibal with Flavie. ##### March 16th, 2024 ##### Dreams of travelling, never ending bus rides. Woke ##### up to impenetrable grey skies. ##### *March 17th, 1960* ##### *V.cold. Donned shamrock. Only saw one other* ##### *person. Good tutorial with Ann. Have teached the* ##### *despondent stage and am having qualms about a* ##### *student. Don’t know what to do about leaving, seems* ##### *a pity to give up a job I like so much. George terrific* ##### *photo of Slains Castle!* ##### *March 18th, 1960* ##### *Can’t really remember what happened so it can’t be* ##### *of much note!* ##### March 19th, 2024 ##### Woke up to the light, no curtains in Flavie’s room ##### since the renovations. My mind felt jumbled, ##### reordered in my sleep. Morning class, feedback with ##### Don. Lunch with Flavie, walked her to the bus station. ##### Interview tomorrow in Brussels. Fingers crossed. As ##### we parted I looked behind me. A figure in green with ##### jet black hair growing smaller against the heavy sky. I ##### want to paint this scene, remember her in this ##### moment. Later I discussed the hidden layers of my ##### work with Sara. We also talked of dog hair and ##### asthma. Uneventful night, Joe and Michela came to ##### visit, they brought biscuits and talked of the night. Fell ##### asleep reading All The Pretty Horses. ##### *March 20th, 1960* ##### *Not a very nice day. George and I went to church to the* ##### *hills first but the clouds came down v.cold. Had a look at* ##### *the sheers then went for a walk around the Morlich v.* ##### *beautiful pines, juniper and heather. S. fed - up with the* ##### *new road.* ##### March 20th, 2024 ##### Early start, worked in the cafe all morning. Felt ##### trapped inside looking out. Fresh air and sun on my ##### bike ride home. Climbed, felt fatigued, still a little sick. ##### Fell in and out of sleep while reading. Flavie came ##### back from Brussels, no luck with the job. Talking late, ##### daydreaming of our life together. ##### March 22nd, 2024 ##### Misty rain. Grey sluggish light. 10 hour shift in the ##### cafe. Lots of time to read. Argument with Cata when I ##### came home, feeling disturbed. Flavie came over ##### later, talked of all the places we could move to in the ##### Summer. ##### March 23rd, 2024 ##### Cold wind with sun and showers. Woke up early and ##### went to the flea market with Flavie. In an old bingo ##### hall, not much to look at but nice to be up early. Long ##### day of work in the cafe. Cycled home in a strange ##### dirty light. Greasy with pinks and yellows that turned ##### to blue as night fell in earnest. Show we move to ##### Lyon? Fell asleep reading, dreaming of mountains. ##### *March 30th, 1960* ##### *Lovely day, lunch in park. Crocuses wonderful , didn’t* ##### *go out just the usual chores.* ![](https://meetingplace.bogbodiespress.com/content/images/2026/10/56a08afe-5e79-46d1-bd7f-565afc3aafe1_2388x1706-jpeg-1.jpg) [Subscribe](#/portal/signup) see you next time!