‘Where did you go on your break?’ The expectation, of course, was Italy, or at least somewhere warm, which wouldn’t be hard living in Scotland. Yes, somewhere where the sun shines daily, the temperature in the low 20’s, the sea […]
‘It’s always been…’ A phrase common to Scotland. ‘It’s always been like that, so why should it be changed? A variation is of course, ‘ If it ‘aint broke don’t fix it’ but it suggests the similar principle of the
The radio is on in the car……and even although it is still November, Christmas songs blare out. To be honest, I am not feeling full of the Christmas joy and ‘Ho, ho, ho.’ Remembrance Sunday has just passed, as well
‘You are on mute,’ is a regular expression of exasperation on zoom calls. It can be rectified, of course, by the click of a mouse. But being on ‘mute’ when people want to hear what you have to say isn’t
I am not a science fiction fan, but as a boy, I did love the original Star Trek with Captain Kirk, Mr Spock and Scotty, ‘the engines cannae take it Captain!’ Though, in saying that, I did enjoy reading the
As I said in the sermon on the 20th of August, we live in a ‘cashless’ society. We pay either by card or by mobile phone and we are becoming so used to it, there are times when I don’t
I have, just recently, got my new car!! Drum roll please… it is a…Fiat!Now there is a surprise. There is a little debate what colour the Fiat actually is. I was sold the car on the name ‘Italia Blue’ but
I haven’t watched ‘The Portable Door’ and the mysterious firm J.W. Wells and Co yet, even though it’s now on SKY, but I probably will. I like the idea of a door that can take you to different places. I
I always have to keep my diary close by when a new year begins. Marked in the pages in January is Francesca’s birthday; February is John Luca’s and our wedding anniversary; followed by Mother’s Day in March. These are family
As some of you may know, through the kindness of their hearts, the Kirk Session, recognising the busyness of the Christmas season, allow me a little Sunday off in January. That weekend we arranged to head south to see the
