Making the Best of Autumn 1961 Winter is on the horizon. It is frosty now in the mornings and the trees have almost completely shed their leaves. As the foliage falls off, woollies go on there is more talk is …

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It’s November 1961 and it’s time to discover what Mr Pastry, The Congo and starlings in Sauchiehall Street all have to do with Muriel…. The Spirit of Glasgow Muriel is in Glasgow, heading down Gordon Street for Mitchell Street and …

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Every now and then the Muriel & Jasper blog enters real time with an update from the elderly Sir Sebastian, nephew of of the Wylies. Today is one of those days!  Time: The Present; Place:  Glasgow, The Cop 26 Conference …

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Join Muriel and Jasper on November 5th, 1961…. There have been numerous reports of firework and bonfire accidents in Glasgow. The Glasgow Herald blames this on the desire of neighbours to outdo one another or as they report the desire …

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