Poetry instead of TeaPoetry instead of Tea
Today there was poetry in the afternoon, instead of tea. The instigator of the Poetry in Motion group, Clio Gray (author and library assistant at Tain library), read from Gerald
Tag: nature
Outdoor GirlOutdoor Girl
I was born and raised in the suburbs of London. It was Surrey then and is South West London now, less than a dozen miles from the city centre.
Island ResilienceIsland Resilience
I’ve often written about travelling to the Scottish islands – Harris, Lewis, Mull, the Orkney Isles, Shetland – remote outposts of the far north of our own island home. My
Secret Life of MammalsSecret Life of Mammals
We found a shrew on the drive the other day. Sadly, it was dead, though recently so. It looked slightly dented around the middle, fur a little ruffled, like
60 Degrees North60 Degrees North
A similar latitude to Moscow, and closer to Norway than London, Shetland is a collaboration of about 100 islands, only 16 of which are inhabited. Described as a ‘subarctic archipelago’
The Long CommuteThe Long Commute
My current commute is longer than some, not as long as others. I don’t relish the 5am starts to get into the city, but the journey is quite lovely, and
A Thing About TreesA Thing About Trees
I was going to begin with the line ‘I’m not a tree-hugger’ as if it were some kind of criticism, but actually, I am, and it isn’t! I am not
Being HumanBeing Human
I have an insane fear of fluff. Not any old fluff you understand, just the sort of fluff that gets left on the carpet, mostly of the sock variety. Thankfully
The Murder of CrowsThe Murder of Crows
On a recent trip to the Outer Hebrides, I inadvertently spent the night in a campervan with a captured crow for company. The bird was not in the van, lest you’re
A week ‘Out There’A week ‘Out There’
Most of us, at some time or another like to get ‘away from it all’, and a holiday is the ideal opportunity to do just that. In this age of