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 [...]
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 [...]
Scotland reports most marine mammal sightings
Scotland has recordeed the highest number of whale and dolphine sightings in the UK. The National Whale and Do;phine WAtch hold a survey [...]
Beach Fire
Beach Fire It’s freezing here, and despite my best intentions of aimlessly wandering along the beach, the thought of near frozen toes does [...]
Gardening Scotland
Gardening Scotland 3rd – 5th June 2016 I love my garden, and at this time of year, I am getting my plant requirements [...]
The Gannets herald the Summer.
The Gannets herald the Summer. The sun was glinting silvery across the water under a great pale blue sky, as my eyes swept [...]
Clyde Marine Mammal Project
Clyde Marine Mammal Project I was on the ferry the other day looking out across the water, the way you do whenever you [...]