Adullamite

  Truth is in decline in this country.  That said, truth was never a priority with politicians, newspapers or advertisers.  Today it is ever...

James Buchan discusses Edinburgh during the enlightenment of the 1700s.  Beginning with a description of Edinburgh as it lead up to the 18th...

When I was a lad I occasionally walked across Edinburgh's North Bridge, a major thoroughfare that continues to bear thousands of passers...

Another excellent 2nd hand book, dated 2008, reprinted several times, lastly 2016.  Is there any other way to find such books?  Bookshops cl...

Sitting here admiring the daffodils beside me brightening my world.  The clouds disperse for a moment to allow tantalising glimpses of blu...

  The rain hammering past the window, reminded me that this is the start of the 'Edinburgh Fringe Festival,' something I never atten...

Baking With Granny I was watching a film clip from the war regarding the lack of food, and they pointed out that in the film you never saw a...

  It has been a boring day.  Rising with the dawn, almost, and working through some of the jobs that have been left undone has not been exci...

  This is one of my highly intelligent, beautiful, and clever great nieces.  This one obtained her parchments in Archaeology, and has beg...

Being a Bank Holiday, one I did not realise was in the air until late last night, the weather has arrived as normal.  Bright clouds in the m...

This Magpie was chancing his luck yesterday.  I caught him from a fair distance via a dirty window.  He was sitting quite contentedly in the...

  The new year started with a damp saunter down to the Kirk.  The clouds did their best to hinder the sun brightening the morn.  Few were ou...

Another day of rushing about to spend money. At least I have found a way to spend an unusual gift card I received some time ago.  It has tak...

Reading a book on rail travel my mind returned to the days of long ago when I regularly caught a late night train from Kings Cross Station t...

  There was a time when I could take a picture of the moon and, with a few strokes on 'Photo' make it legible. This is a talent I ha...

Louise Rayner - John Knox's House, Edinburgh A quick glance at this picture and you may think the scene has not changed much in all thes...

    ‘ Keeping the Lights on’ by David Craig, describes the joys and difficulties experienced when following the calling of God to lead and...