Sunshine, Rain, Rainbows, and Love. ( )
I love September. You often feel it coming late in August, with crisp light and cool air. Hearts were heavy in August when 3 local young lads lost their lives in a car accident and Ì couldn’t find it…
Who’ll Help Lill OL’ Me? ( )
We’ve had to set up a PR company to manage the flood of sympathy Spook has had since word got out that his condition had deteriorated so much, he’d had his leg amputated. Messages and phone calls and…
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…