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A Walk and a Fried Egg

A weekly letter from the Scottish Highlands for anyone quietly suspecting their life was meant to be slower — funny, honest, and full of hard-won lessons to help you take small steps toward a life that's actually yours.

Newsletter · By Kieran MacRae · English · Official site

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    The Antidote - Septembers Curation (opens the original)

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    As I look out the window and enjoy the smell of the bunch of lavender collected in the shed next to my writing desk, I can’t help but feel that autumn is here.I wish it were accompanied by the delightful sounds of autumn, but alas, I’m stuck with the sounds of construction… I have a new house being built on one side and an old house getting gutted out and rebuilt from the ground up on the other.Sigh…But this is why noise-cancelling headphones were invented. I can click them on and drown out the

  2. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Comparison Is the Thief of Joy – Here’s How To Beat It (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    How Frugality Changed My Life (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    How I’m Falling Into a Slow and Cosy Autumn (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    The Unexpected Lessons I Learned From Watching the Rain (opens the original)

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