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  • Beggar’s mantle

    If you haven’t already gathered, we live in the Kingdom of Fife, which King James VI described as “beggar’s mantle fringed wi’ gowd”, a reference to the fishing and trading villages of the coast.  Whilst it’s a handy and memorable phrase, especially in terms of the economics prevalent at the time, it has been superseded.  Not…

  • Naming the Day

    Some photos from the Naming Day ceremony for Genevieve Louisa Richardson.

  • Borders, Without

    Visiting Wakefield, we were reminded of so many absent friends during a happy family party.                 Picture is of Paul’s father in 2011 with his painting of the dreadful Eyemouth fishing disaster,  which happened on 14th October 1881.

  • Reception on board Britannia

    Last night I was honoured to attend the reception hosted by the Consul General of Russia in Scotland, Andrey Pritsepov, on board the Royal Yacht Britannia, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first Arctic Convoy, Dervish.   Surviving veterans and recipients of the Ushakov medal, Russia’s highest naval award, were guests of honour. I have…

  • Arctic Convoys

    There is to be a reception held by the Consul General of Russia in Edinburgh, tonight on the Royal Yacht Britannia.   This is to honour servicemen and merchant seamen who served on the Arctic Convoys. I note below some newspaper articles published in advance of this. Tartan Consul Book Princess Anne

  • No singularity

    I just looked up singularity and it so does not mean what I thought it did, but get this:- Mathematical singularity, a point at which a given mathematical object is not defined or not “well-behaved”, for example infinite or not differentiable. If the thought of a badly behaved mathematical object doesn’t make you smile on…

  • Hirondelle

    A picture from lunch today.  We laid Dad to rest with Mum and Sandy this morning. I hope their spirits are soaring together. 

  • Family history upate

    These documents are being exhibited here in response to a query from Jimmy Black.  

  • Peregrinations

    Having spent two days doing  A Thing That Had To Be Done, I now have some time of my own to pop some cheerier pictures on here.   On Saturday we went to the badlands south of the the river, and firstly ascended Cairnpapple Hill, to find it full of some most interested cows, which…

  • Centenary

    Thoughts of Dad, Alex Miller, father in law, Granda, Great Granda, brother, uncle, great uncle, great uncle squared, friend and colleague. We will all be raising a glass to you today Dad, and Mum. This tune has been in my head all day.  And this one.