If I’d had a daughter she may well have been have been called Maya. I decided that a long time ago, when I was not much older than my eldest son is now. That’s because I’d just read I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou’s first autobiography. It tells of the horrible events […]
Things we learned from a family adventure at Turnberry
There are too many flipping holiday Mondays at this time of year. Most annoying, you never know quite which day of the week you’re at and it’s hard to get anything finished. Still one particular holiday Monday saw the big Boys and I heading south as we’d been invited to enjoy a Family Adventure at Turnberry. “Yeah, […]
Things I’ve learned from Silent Witness: Trauma Tales at Stirling Castle
“Let’s do some date nights,” the Panther of News and I have agreed. Something to add a little extra – if not romance – that certainly a bit of time away from the boring old work-home-telly-repeat routine. So when I got an email telling me of a Historic Scotland event called Silent Witness: Trauma Tales […]
Things I’ve learned from having a shiny new car
Scottish Independence Referendum: Making a stand on not making a stand
That’s it. I’m going public with my position on September’s independence referendum. There are is only a handful of months until we have to decide whether or not Scotland should go it alone or not. So I’m declaring that I’m officially a card-carrying member of the ‘don’t know‘ brigade.There, glad it’s out in the public now. […]