December 6, 2021December 6, 2021Cairngorms, Uncategorized

Following Nan Shepherd up Creag Dhubh

Creag Dhubh is the first hill Scottish writer Nan Shepherd climbed on […]

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021Plays, Radio

Immaculate – The Birthing of a Radio Play

When Lily, a young girl from a troubled background, becomes pregnant, she […]

October 5, 2021October 6, 2021Events, Uncategorized

The Storylands Sessions

Setting up a new event is like taking a running jump off […]

September 6, 2021September 7, 2021Novels, Of Stone and Sky, Scotland

On the Trail of the Highland Shepherd

We found the abandoned lamb at the edge of a field, bleating […]

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021Cairngorms, Of Stone and Sky, Walking

Of Reindeer and Rams Horns

Setting off for an overnight climb and camp in the Cairngorms, our […]

June 21, 2021July 7, 2021Books, Cairngorms, Mountains, Of Stone and Sky, Uncategorized, Walking

Stone and Sky on Angel’s Peak

On this night, eight years ago, I started writing my novel, Of […]

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021Cairngorms, Mountains, Of Stone and Sky, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Writer's Life

Learning the Land

How nature has colonised my notebooks as I’ve learnt more about the landscape and wildlife of the Cairngorms. A journey into observation.

April 26, 2021April 24, 2021Cairngorms, Of Stone and Sky, Uncategorized, Wildlife

The Ospreys are Back!

The ospreys are back! It’s that exciting time of year in the […]

March 15, 2021March 14, 2021Cairngorms, Scotland, Uncategorized

The Winter that Was

Here in the Cairngorms, Winter has put on quite the show. I […]

February 8, 2021February 6, 2021Mountains, Uncategorized

The Cobbler Code

It started well. The party included my new husband, Alistair, and three […]