OK, I confess. When we set off for the Falkirk Wheel on a damp Saturday morning in October, my hopes for a wonderful weekend day were not high. And neither were the kids. We’d been to the “the world’s only revolving boat lift” Falkirk Wheel many years ago, before there was even a Boy Three. My […]
Scottish independence referendum: Things I’ve learned
Not long now. In a fortnight we’ll know whether we’re in or out, yes or no, back to normal (ish) or beginning the end (or beginning depending on how you view it).The Scottish Independence Referendum is just around the corner. You might have noticed.In a field not far from us over the past week, much […]
Glasgow 2014: My hopes for the legacy
It started with a heat wave and ended with a monsoon. Glasgow 2014: the party’s more or less over. As I write Kylie (or someone who sounds an awful lot like her) is apparently doing a sound-check for her appearance at the closing ceremony. I’m a bit sad it’s all over – although the neglected bits […]
Signs you’ve embraced the spirit of the Commonwealth Games.
Slap bang in the middle of the Commonwealth Games it feels like it’s been going on for ages, in fact sometimes it’s hard to imagine life without it… or maybe it’s just me. Here are some signs you’ve got the Glasgow 2014 bug: It has become entirely normal to spend your life with a label around your […]
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. […]