The beauty of autumn in Scotland

October 16, 2007 No comments yet

I met up with my dear friend and colleague Lesley today. We try to meet in inspiring places and today we chose to travel to Bridge of Allan which is just north of Stirling – Braveheart country. She was driving from Glasgow  across country and described a part of the road where the countryside opened [...]

Blog Action Day – The Environment and Me

October 15, 2007 No comments yet

There are some things in life that are so huge that it is difficult to see how we, as individuals, can make any difference. However,I believe that working to protect the environment is not one of them. Every action we take impacts on the planet – down to our very breath- so every action we [...]

Stirring national anthems

August 26, 2007 1 comment

I went to see Scotland play South Africa at rugby yesterday. South Africa won – but then they are one of the top 4 rugby nations in the world. I am taking consolation from the fact that they only scored 3 points in the second half.
Before the game – as is tradition the world over [...]

Scottish History – and the YouTube Generation

July 25, 2007 No comments yet

The press here use “The YouTube Generation” in headlines. Yet another way to label young people (because many of the stories tend to also include words like “dumbing down”).
Anyway – I digress ( already!). I read that National Trust for Scotland has posted a trailer for the new movie that is to be shown at [...]

Going with the flow

July 22, 2007 No comments yet

My daughter Claire’s friend Helen asked her to visit her craft stand at Biggar in the Scottish Borders yesterday so Claire and I set off – before the rain started (again).
Claire had not asked for much in the way of details. This seems to be a Cameron trait – and it is great for getting [...]


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