Sunday, 25 January 2009
A wonderful beginning!
President Obama has ordered the closure of Guantánamo and an end to torture by the US - what a wonderful and brave start to his Presidency.
While it has not had such prominence but also important
Saturday, 10 January 2009
Time to return to blogging
It seemed about time to return to some blogging, Reinvigorated and positive :)
Just a modest first post to get back into it......
If like me you are horrified by the military onslaught on Gazza and
Sunday, 6 July 2008
Yearning for the winter lights
I miss the early evenings in winter with a light rain dancing off the magically lit streets of central Glasgow, and gently refreshing the air.
There is energy and possibility in the air, the summer
Saturday, 21 June 2008
Crispets and photographic exhibitions
On fathers day I was given two bags of my favourite childhood sweets “crispets”. It is basically lots of saucer shaped chocolate pieces mottled with coconut. They tasted as good as I remember them.
Saturday, 31 May 2008
If you thought you didn’t like metal...
On Friday I went into Avalanche, the best independent record shop in Glasgow, and bought the new Opeth CD “Watershed”. The title is apposite, as it brings together all their key influences (death