Category Archives: Scotland

When You are Old

Tomorrow is Burns night, but for some reason this evening I turn to Yeats. I had not realised just how many of his poems permeated my childhood.  Triggering lost memories of people now gone. Happy Burns Night, whatever you do. We are

When You are Old

Tomorrow is Burns night, but for some reason this evening I turn to Yeats. I had not realised just how many of his poems permeated my childhood.  Triggering lost memories of people now gone. Happy Burns Night, whatever you do. We are

First snow

January 16th, and we’ve finally had our first snow. Mostly we should all rejoice that winter is here and global warming hasn’t completely taken over.  Except I can’t help curl up inside at the thought of having to go out

First snow

January 16th, and we’ve finally had our first snow. Mostly we should all rejoice that winter is here and global warming hasn’t completely taken over.  Except I can’t help curl up inside at the thought of having to go out

Carmen

Once upon a time, in a land far away…before the days of muddy boots and crisp sandwiches, I used to be a singer.  Sometimes, when the mood strikes and the veil lifts it happens again.  And then a whole world

Carmen

Once upon a time, in a land far away…before the days of muddy boots and crisp sandwiches, I used to be a singer.  Sometimes, when the mood strikes and the veil lifts it happens again.  And then a whole world

As the tide rolls in on the Moray Firth

You have every right to be jealous of me today, for I am in Inverness and I do not know why it has taken me 10 years to get here! I confess I am sporting a (all too common these

As the tide rolls in on the Moray Firth

You have every right to be jealous of me today, for I am in Inverness and I do not know why it has taken me 10 years to get here! I confess I am sporting a (all too common these

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Wednesday 19th August 2015 Every once in a while there are things that happen in life that make me want to write.  This is one of those moments. Today is the first day of my next adventure- adventure Scotland. It

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Wednesday 19th August 2015 Every once in a while there are things that happen in life that make me want to write.  This is one of those moments. Today is the first day of my next adventure- adventure Scotland. It