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…
Wolf in Woman’s Clothing (Well Blue Crocs and a Sou’wester) ( )
A small contingent of Northern Munro’s and attendants (me), travelled to Northampton to say farewell to Billy’s young brother - Toey (John). 11 years his junior. Balancing the devastatingly sad loss…
Lionesses and Creaky Bones. ( )
March came in like a lamb. The Lion arrived around 10 days later, with wind and heavy rain but also with what we experienced in Glasgow where 2 Munro women showed themselves to be lionesses…
Dyb Dyb Dyb, Scouts Honour and the Power of a Pineapple ( )
A late March birthday is a gift in itself. You never know what you’re going to get and therefore expectations are open for taking what you find on the day. A summer birthday brings a little more…
Squalls and the Squidgy Tube of Life ( )
As we wait for Spring to be kind to us, it’s easy to forget that she has been kind in moments - which have got lost in the driving rain, the grey clag, the sleet, the dog walks huddled up against the…
I’ll Just Look That Up….. ( )
Like many, I’m a shocking scroller. Procrastination is ever present and can be totally absorbing. I convince myself I’m soaking up facts, wonderful creative ideas, enlarging my field of understanding…
Transcendental Splish-Splashing. ( )
Fresh from Sam Boughton’s 3 day art retreat on the Ballachulish Riviera, I’m still bearing the ink stains - and the hallmarks of a student who can’t do whit they’re telt, but who knows she can try…
Sunshine on Greenock. ( )
Suddenly, it arrived. Out of nowhere. The promise of things to come. A week of summer in the late spring. Just enough to keep the eternal optimist section of our Scottish character alive. Of course,…