Tours, Tails and Taxidermy
Up in the Highlands last weekend our first stop was Invercauld. The big house, which has recently changed hands, has some quite fantastic beasts in its grounds – a…
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Big or small, all empires fall
Neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire (Voltaire, 1756) Empires give legitimacy to the actions of the autocrat; silence dissent; encourage, and indeed create, internecine warfare and turn visions…
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Aw jenny wren’s bairns
I spotted this new arrival a few days ago. A busy wee thing zipping in and out of the eaves and gutterings, gathering bits and pieces for nest building. I…
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That ship called dignity
The recently published House of Commons Committee Report: Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities has me thinking about dignity and respect this morning. The Deacon Blue song…
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Big fish, little fish
On dry days myself and the duggie dugs can be found wandering the shoreline at Ferryden and, if the bold Nancy decides that after her daily zoom a longer wander…
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So it goes
Searching for some weekend viewing, we stumbled upon Netflix’s Russian Doll. At less than thirty minutes long, each episode gives just enough to puzzle its meaning and wonder what the…
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