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  • Chasing sunlight

    Out for a hill climb yesterday, arrangements have been somewhat fluid, to say the least, of late, but we made the most of a beautifully clear day to ascend Vane Hill and sup coffee thereon.  At a conservative estimate it was blowing in gusts of 40 mph at the top, my drink went from boiling…

  • Rallentando

    And so to the diminuendo of the year, not gainsaying the big hoorah of Christmas but the main reason for a yuletide blowout is as an antidote to the nigh full-on crepuscular turn of events. when raising the blinds for a mere 7 hours hardly seems worth it. It was with this frankly negative attitude…

  • AAT 1

    The inaugural AAT was held on Sunday, I am not putting the full description here because it will just draw traffic from search bots.  Suffice to say, it was won handsomely by Emily Sanderson,  with a gallant runner up in Julia Sanderson.  Diana, Caroline and Nigel took the Mary & Paul rôles (harsh but fair,…

  • Fundraiser

    Pictures from my friend Jill Blair’s fundraiser in aid of Dravet Syndrome Foundation.  Well in excess of £1,500 was raised, a phenomenal result, and in addition, awareness of this condition and its impact on children and their families.

  • Swelling the gourd

    A long overdue visit to Manchester encompassed a trip to see many of Paul’s old haunts, hugely changed now of course.  We were there to see and hear Paul Gilbert at Sound Control,  just off the Oxford Road, right beside where the Haçienda had been, by the Rochdale Canal and the Cornerhouse.    After a…

  • Olds and news

    Continuing our explorations of the nearby walks and towns in Fife, we went back to Craigencault Ecology  Farm and then down to Kinghorn.

  • National Poetry Day

    Rosemary and I exchanged poems yesterday, both by Norman MacCaig. Blue tit on a string of peanuts A cubic inch of some stars weighs a hundred tons – Blue tit, who could measure the power of your tiny spark of energy?  Your hair-thin legs (one north-east, one due west) support a scrap of volcano, four…

  • Lily Beag

    We were at Lily’s 3rd birthday bash yesterday, with another beautiful cake and two very excited children who were nevertheless on their best behaviour.   It’s not easy to take pictures on such a high octane occasion but there are some for the record below.

  • Not as far as you think

    To Glasgow, on a £1 ticket, courtesy of my Club 50 railcard.  I did not walk all that far, but was amply rewarded with some fine architectural gems.                                                      …

  • Helical

    A glorious early autumn day, after a walk on Aberdour beach we called in by the Kelpies, got the only free car park space (thank you to Grandma Lil, who exerts her influence from upstairs at times like these). Despite the pylons and power lines, there are an infinite number of photo opportunities, although it…