The Cairngorms Lyric is Born
Atop the cnoc, the moon is new
And scooping swifts adorn
The inky blue.
Catriona
Well Met at The London Book Fair
Speed dating has never appealed to me and my early launch into monogamy has rendered it unnecessary, at least where romance is […]
Destination Unknown
Driving to the first workshop of the year-long Shared Stories: A Year in the Cairngorms Project I was feeling bleak. It shouldn’t […]
Doggy Don’t
This week’s post is not pretty. It doesn’t feature wildlife guides, dignified gentlemen in evening light or gorgeous children. Sorry to disappoint, […]
Wonder
“Can I throw her stick?” cries my godson J, careering down the path ahead of me with our golden retriever, Sileas, who […]
Goldenacre
The view from Goldenacre looks out across Loch Insh to the Feshie hills beyond. John Anderson, who is nearly 80, serves me […]
The Guide
“I don’t believe it!” Duncan cries, peering through his binoculars (or ‘bins’, as he calls them. I’m learning the lingo.) “Is that […]
Shared Stories: A Year in the Cairngorms
Here is an invitation: come with me on a journey into the Cairngorms. Perhaps, like me, you live here; perhaps, like I […]