Adullamite

I thought, being Friday evening, and not in the mood to complain or rant about things, I thought a nice photo to finish the week was in orde...

Before the King sent a personal request to my dad he enrolled in what became known as 'Dad's Army.' This was the volunteer defen...

This is an example of the view from the window in Edinburgh. Looking north towards the Forth and over to Burntisland on the Fife side. The p...

Searching through the old albums for pictures to scan in I came across this. Here is my poor brother in law, soon after he married my sister...

Some of my less intellectually developed readers have defamed my person with regards to the Great War. The idea that I was in the trenches d...

Harry Patch died last night aged 111. He was the last surviving British soldier who fought in the trenches during the Great War. Only one s...

Walking along Silverknowes we came across this! Not only did we wonder what it was but who did this and why? Originally the iron bar curved ...

On Saturday after going to see my mother for the last time, my brother and I drove through Leith, getting lost in Newhaven which no longer i...

Off to Edinburgh until Wednesday when normal (normal?) service will be resumed. Would you believe it's raining!

A quiet day today. I have nothing to say as my mind is befuddled. The irksome 'cold' bug that never seems to leave my side dulled th...

A day to relax! Indeed a day to relax as all those difficult jobs and problems have been overcome. Prayer works indeed! From the moment the ...

When my mother died early on Saturday morning she had not been in the hospital for twelve hours. Under Scots law this means a death certific...

Not far from here is an Anglican Church which has these bells atop the building. I passed that way yesterday and thought them striking ( get...

Being informed of my mothers death first thing did leave me full of thoughts. Some were good and some bad. She had been a marvellous mother ...

First thing this morning I got a call from my sister informing me my mother had died early that morning. She was 94, and it appears had been...

So my niece promised me a car. A promise fulfilled indeed! Just a little smaller than I thought it would be....

Tired and weary as I am I have nothing to say. This will be a sad loss to the world but I believe the world will continue nonetheless. Howev...

If it's not one thing it's another. TV needs an obsession these days. Luckily Michael Jackson died so we could then endure wall to w...

Coffee, that stuff that wakes your brain in the morning can, if you drink three to five, strong cups of the stuff a day, help prevent Alzhei...

Before the rain clouds gathered, and then failed to gather, I walked down to the pretty bits. I didn't mean to but got distracted after ...