Laurie Tvedt Morrison

Sunshine on Leith And so my Edinburgh adventure begins.

I took a hiatus from my blog this summer to catch up on life admin, but it's back! #slowtravel #scotland #edinburgh
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Singing in Gaelic I spent my last weekend of slow travel in Scotland singing at a Gaelic Mòd - a local festival celebrating Gaelic language, music, arts, and culture.

My Scottish highlands adventure ended in the most perfect way - singing in a Gaelic Mòd! #SlowTravel #GaelicChoir #Scotland #Choir open.substack.com/pub/vibrants...

Puffins and Aurorae Time for a new bucket list

I only had two things on my bucket list: see a puffins and the northern lights. I managed to do both during my month in the highlands. #Scotland #Highlands #puffins #northernlights #bucketlist
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It's All About the Peat I never thought much about peat until I came to the Scottish Highlands.

This week's blog post was inspired by an incredible science hike through the peat bogs with A Far North Naturalist. It not only taught me about peat's importance to the environment but provided context to it's role in my family history.
#forsinard #genealogy #scotland #highlands #sutherland

My Highland Life I jumped into the highland life (literally) at a village ceilidh my first night here.

I've just finished my first (of five) weeks in the Scottish Highlands and it is starting to feel like home. #Scotland #Highlands #SlowTravel #Sutherland

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I ❤️ Libraries I’m giddy with excitement because a librarian just convinced the Duke of Sutherland’s estate to grant permission for me to photograph some of their original early 19th century documents.

Absolutely over the moon that the Duke of Sutherland’s estate granted permission for me to photograph their 19th century records and include a sample in my Trantlebeg #OnePlaceStudy!
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One Place Study: Trantlebeg My great-grandmother Mary MacDonald Morrison emigrated to Chicago from Trantlebeg, a small group of crofting cottages along Strath Halladale in the far north of the Scottish Highlands.

I'm in full genealogy research mode, up in Scotland to focus on my One Place Study of Trantlebeg, home of my courageous immigrant great-grandmother Mary Morrison.
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Purpose and Connection Real Retirement Planning

My latest Vibrant Squares blog post is the first in a series on finding purpose and connection during retirement and other life transitions. #retirement #purpose #connection #vibrantsquare
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Slow Travel One of my retirement goals is to live (short term) in as many places as I can.

I have a new blog post about slow travel and my upcoming Scotland adventure.

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Thanks for posting. I will be in the area for the entire month of May and am looking forward to connecting with residents and other family historians while I’m there.

Time To Go My first paid computer job was in the early 1970s

One day to retirement, the end of a long & circuitous technology career. Many of my contemporaries will relate to this a career retrospective, and my younger colleagues might finally understand why I did not study UX when I was at university. 😆 vibrantsquares.substack.com/p/time-to-go

I feel the same. I put up with the experience to get layers which I can’t do myself.

The challenge with Bluesky vs FB is that anyone can follow you so all posts are effectively public. This will definitely change the type of content I post.

Thank you, Patty. It’s nice to know I can still see your daily photos here.

Thank you @bsky.app for making it so easy (and obvious) to add Alt Text to images. Great UX leap forward for accessibility.

Spreadsheet with birthplaces of six generations, most recently in the USA and further back in Europe and Scandinavia.

Had a bit of fun creating my #SixGenerations chart. Typical American immigrant story.