Who’ll Help Lill ‘Ol Me? Part 2 Update. ( )
My explicit instruction was that Spook come home in better nick than he went out. Turns out he’s tucked up in bed clutching a box of hankies, snivelling. Apparently his wounded leg is ok but he’s…
Epilogue - The Antoinettes (Other Saints are Available - which is just as well as she’s not even a saint) ( )
With the minibus out of the repair shop and able to go at full throttle Ì made my way back to Edinburgh to pick up the Boys from Bulgaria. First stop Dunkeld - to meet Izzy and her mum for coffee. I…
Fire, Fake Dogs and Fine Whisky. ( )
My sister,Coila, called in to show me some wool she’d bought for a special project. Spook walked past her saying “I’m sorry I’m just in my underpants Coila, but I set my trousers on fire.”He…
The only Driving that Counts is Front Seat Driving. ( )
Mither aywis said “if ye get a guid November ahin ye, ye’ll hae a guid winter”. (Something like that.) November has brought colour, storms, sunshine and frost. And we’re only halfway through. It’s…
Stories From the Capital of The Highlands ( )
When you spend a lot of time here it opens your eyes and your heart. The quick turn around of patients, the exhaustion of staff - and little by little their own stories appear. The nurse having a bad…
December Delights ( )
Sometimes they’re obvious and sometimes you’ve to look for them. Because it’s getting darker and darker…
Skies, Windows and Animals. ( )
There’s no words, really…
The Last Wolf ( )
The Wolf Moon lit up Inveroy on the 3rd of January. Local legend has it that the last wolf of Lochaber was killed on the Croft here…
The Light, and the Likes and Dislikes of a Little Brown Dog ( )
Jane’s trying to get to grips with the loss of her favourite lap. Not only that, but the other lap has gone for R&R and she’s been sent to Boot Camp. She is not happy about it. Life is a little…