I had no pre-conceptions, and didn’t know much about it. Mike started off, down the steps, and I went to follow.
Bernie Bell: Minehowe
Poetry Corner
For those whose lives changed in a night.
Scottish Welfare Fund Helping People and Families
The Scottish Welfare Fund set up in 2013 by the Scottish Government to help out households most in need has aided 254,000 individual households
Kirkwall’s Pocket Garden
To this day we treasure this pocket garden, with its roots in medieval times, and its long family history.
John Rae Society Open Day at Clestrain House
There is a plaque on the approach to the house. This was made by the stonemason
at the St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, depicting the North West Passage.
Sgathaich: Magic the Gathering Archenemy Nicol Bolas
Magic the Gathering is a… no THE trading card game.
Helen’s Home Cooking
In Scotland we love our gravy so here we have a simple Chicken Stew with Yorkshire Puddings
A Tune & A Tale: Maxwell Mouse
A few years ago, a little field mouse got into the house. I spotted him right away and
managed to catch him and pop him back outside…. however, by the morning he was back!
The Fiction of Historical Fact
The historian selects the facts he/she wishes to evidence the particular stance they are putting forward.
The Age of Unreason
And for Scotland? The Brexit endgame is the reintroduction of direct rule from London.
