A visitor, winter sunshine and some wine tasting

This weekend we had our first visitor from Scotland, Gillian, the niece of an old school friend of mine who … More

Glasgow: food, drink and merriment part 2

I’m now back in Glasgow for the last night of my trip, sitting amongst all my stuff, wondering how I … More

I’m sitting writing this post in Edinburgh, a week after being in Aberdeen. This trip has been so hectic, that … More

My last full day in Copenhagen was spent visiting my old place of work, and also a reminder why I … More

When you travel half way round the world, there is no escape from jet lag. You are awake and asleep … More

This is probably going to be my last blog post before I head off on my trip to Copenhagen, Aberdeen, … More

Usually when the weather sees that there is a public holiday on the calendar, it arranges for rain or wind … More

After the windy weather of the past week, the weather has changed today, Saturday, and we had a gloriously sunny … More

Winter seems to be here, starting with a vengeance on Sunday with gale force winds that nearly blew me away … More

I woke up on Saturday morning to near gale force winds, rain and the really sad news about the fire … More