“I was talking with an old chap I know. We started talking about poppies”
Talking Of Times Past
“We urgently need to see more support allocated to areas most in need” Liam McArthur MSP #Loneliness
“It is, therefore, important that we make sure that no one is left behind and recognise loneliness is an experience that can happen anywhere and for anyone. “
When the boots are not just made for walking
The pointiness of shoes became so extreme that in 1463 King Edward IV of England passed a law limiting toe-point length to less than two inches within London.
Sgathaich: Girls und Panzer
First coming out in 2012, Girls und Panzer is an anime and manga franchise about a fictional sport called sensha-dō or tankery as it’s called in the dub.
George MacKay Brown
“I’ve been trying to think of what to write to acknowledge the 100 year anniversary of the birth of George MacKay Brown.”
The subduction pulley: a new feature of plate tectonics
Geological map of part of the Italian Alps (Credit: M. Assanelli, Universita degli Studi di Milano)
Lupin The Third: The Playful Icon Who Stole The World
Lupin the Third is something of an obscure yet playful icon. The series has been running in some form pretty much non-stop since 1967.
Week Twenty-three – One Day At A Time
“A wild Orchid in the domestic Mint box……living happily together……….”
Thinking Foxy Thoughts
“There aren’t any foxes in Orkney. I’ve wondered why, and thought it’s probably because they didn’t get here after the Ice Age – the waters rose, and that was that. Like there aren’t any snakes in Ireland – one of those things. “
Farming Matters: “The industry’s very survival is being jeopardised by the proposed trade deal with Australia”
The disastrous impact the looming Australia Trade Deal will have on farming was debated in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 8th of June.
