Small Town Living
Small Town Living About thirty years ago, I was on the Thames teaching kayaking. Speeding water buses, river traffic, huge moored barges, the [...]
Victoria Crowe 50 years of painting
Victoria Crowe 50 years of painting Sat 18th May to 13th October 2019 It's all very well sitting in the studio with your [...]
Bioluminescent Plankton
Phosphorescence. Seven of us left Toward sailing club last night. Paddling under a star-filled sky. Heading up Loch Striven, the sea was flat [...]
Time Flies
"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an [...]
Nick Nairn Cook School and Cedarbank Studio – Port of Menteith
The smell of rosemary and freshly made pizza enveloped me as I walked into Nick Nairn Cook School in the Port of Menteith [...]
Boat Addiction
Kayaks, sailing boats and canoes. They can be addictive. They should come with a warning. Recently supermarkets were told to remove surgery sweets [...]
How to dress a crab.
Dressed crab, a little lemon, salad, new potatoes and brown bread. Coastal life on a plate. One of the joys of living on [...]
Loving The Sea.
The sea shimmers in the morning, catching little puddles of silver. They're the scalloped edges of an invitation. If you're lucky, you'll find [...]
Oysters Galore!
Oysters Galore! Coming from Whitstable and loving seafood kind of goes hand in hand. I’ve recently been involved with the Loch Fyne Oyster [...]