The picture above is of me and others climbing mountains in Glencoe. I was 20 years old. My Dad told me that his Mum was a MacDonald. I can’t verify this. The fees for Ancestry.co.uk are astronomical. Anyhoo. Campbells massacred Clan Gregor AND Clan Donald. Do I have a Highlander Problem? No Shit, Sherlock. And […]

This is one of the most famous MIS-QUOTES. See image above. I know very little about Karl Marx, apart from the fact that he is buried in Highgate Cemetery in London. And has something to do with communism. Not my era or area of study. Nor Hegel and his oft-quoted dialectic. Much Too Confusing for […]

Odin (Norse Mythology) had two Ravens (Crows : Corvus Family) called Hugin and Munin. Thought and Memory in English. Sad News. Our new Jakey II didn’t survive the night. Although he had no visible injuries, the trauma of whatever had happened was too much. SAD :o( P.S. WHY IS ODIN’S RIGHT EYE MISSING? Answers lie […]

NO, BS. I met a man in my kitchen, for the first time this morning, that I’ve come to know via others this past year. And every timeline came crashing in. The date above was the day after the date that my two boys and I moved up here from Hampshire. The Removal Van got […]

Just a messenger :o) And One Who is Very Guilty of Raging Against THE Machine. My bad :o( I need to go back to Sun Tzu : The Art of War, methinks

I’ve spent quite a lot of time in the UAE. Their TV is slightly – surreal. He & Me used to wake up in the morning, spend another hour in bed and watch Morning Arab TV on the English speaking channel. We’d get Gigglebiz or Balamory or Scooby Doo or WACKY RACES. I’m not a […]

I started today by watching yt vids on the big TV about growing tomatoes. Why? Well. It’s been about 20 years since I last grew them and because Grandad George was a champion (award-winning in his village) tomato grower. He’d be so fluffed off if I get this wrong, after all that he taught me […]

The attitude of some of the people in the local places that I go to every day is slowly changing. I have NEVER worn a mask – except for once when I was Emergency taken to Casualty and they wouldn’t let me in the building to see a Doctor unless I did! I’m now seeing […]

Yesterday I was speechless at an out-of-the-blue gift from a newly made friend. She gave me 10 well-growing tomato plants and 8 equally well-growing chilli pepper plants. Just like that. For no reason other than the pleasure of giving. Bless her :o) I’ve potted all of them on and also sown a free packet of […]

I am totally unsure if anyone, anywhere gets to read me now. BUT : In MY World, Friday is always called POETS DAY. As in : Piss Off Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday. And not TGIF!!! Himself is on ER so he pissed off early today. Got home. Had an hour of sleep to add to the […]