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Houses can give off good and bad vibes

19 June 2014
Houses can give off good and bad vibes

Houses can give off good and bad vibes

19 June 2014

DRIVING to Inverness with a friend – way back in the 1950s – my mother tells me that the two of them saw a house in the distance that…


Keeping connections alive

02 May 2013
Keeping connections alive

Keeping connections alive

02 May 2013

It was lovely to see the Sutherland Schools Pipe Band playing for the ship’s company of HMS Sutherland in Dunrobin Castle last week.


Just what’s in an old Highland word?

14 March 2013
Just what’s in an old Highland word?

Just what’s in an old Highland word?

14 March 2013

"My, but your fantouche the night!"


Blame it on Emerald Isle hot tipples

03 January 2013
Blame it on Emerald Isle hot tipples

Blame it on Emerald Isle hot tipples

03 January 2013

WOULD I care for a hot Bushmills from Tomney’s bar? Wouldn’t I just!


Four fry-ups and a stolen car... Irish Christmas memories

27 December 2012
Four fry-ups and a stolen car... Irish Christmas memories

Four fry-ups and a stolen car... Irish Christmas memories

27 December 2012

SHHH… "Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house – not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…"


New addition brings back childhood joy

29 November 2012
New addition brings back childhood joy

New addition brings back childhood joy

29 November 2012

WHEN "seeing a man about a dog" it really is most disconcerting when you become aware of a small purring presence at your back, sitting on the cistern,…


The little known tragedy of HMS Natal

08 November 2012
The little known tragedy of HMS Natal

The little known tragedy of HMS Natal

08 November 2012

SHORTLY it will be Remembrance Sunday – so a word or two about HMS Natal.


Day the flounder left me floundering

23 August 2012
Day the flounder left me floundering

Day the flounder left me floundering

23 August 2012

Some childhood days are painted in the happiest colours.


Decentralisation will allow local reporting again

04 July 2012
Decentralisation will allow local reporting again

Decentralisation will allow local reporting again

04 July 2012

"Convener, recently they spent £1.8 million updating the Scottish Parliament’s live webcasting, and then found that during the following month…


What would 'elf and safety say about our tattie picking days?

29 June 2012
What would 'elf and safety say about our tattie picking days?

What would 'elf and safety say about our tattie picking days?

29 June 2012

NO matter how hard – no matter how hard – you try, you always, always miss a wee tattie or two.


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