I grew up a couple of hours’ drive away from the Atlantic Ocean. The sea and everything on it and in it never encroached upon my consciousness much, apart from trips “down the shore”...
Tagged: Scotland
Now and then while reading through my blog entries I discover something I think the fine readers at aNewsCafe might find amusing. This is one such entry, a story about an unexpected visit from...
Some of you will know that I often rage against the sheer screw-uppery of NHS Highland (NHS = National Health Service), and with good reason. On the whole I think the NHS is brilliant...
We’ve had a dry and sunny spell for much of the spring but in recent days it’s been back to normality in the form of rain and mist, here in the far north of...
Here it is! My 50th (!!) article for aNewsCafe’, inspired by your questions, comments, and ideas. There was a wide range of requests, fortunately some overlapping, so I shall do my best. I answered...
My husband and I were grocery shopping the other day. As we rounded the end of the produce aisle a tall, dapper gentleman in a lovely tweed jacket smiled at us in such a...
Ah, February! Advertisers have had a chance to catch their collective breath after the festive season, and once again they bombard us all with Things To Buy That Prove Your Love. At Christmastime the...
It’s been a while since I’ve told you about some of the characters or “worthies” as they’re often called, from our former village. Some I’ve known, and some I’ve only heard stories about. In...
December already? How? This morning the car door was frozen shut and I actually had to put on a jacket when we went out, which is rare for me. Just like that, the festive...
We were fortunate over the spring and summer, here in the far north of Scotland. By all accounts it was the longest period of great weather since the 1950s. We took a few drives,...
