Monthly Archives: December 2022

Busy day today. Not for us, but for others. Alas, the weather did not help by pouring with rain and there being a vigorous, gusty, wind. Anyway, as planned our neighbour turned up with his kit to pressure wash our … Continue reading →

Way back in 2020 – March 16th to be exact – we began self isolation or social distancing and in many ways we have never stopped. One of the things we did was to quarantine incoming mail, and a lot … Continue reading →

Here in Britain we live on an island, but I suspect very few people actually think about the significance of that. A great deal of what we eat and buy comes in by sea, a little bit by air, these … Continue reading →

Carlingwark Loch at Castle Douglas – the photographer’s name is clearly shown. It maybe that endless pictures of frozen scenes are boring, but this is the first “proper” winter we have had for many years, and the sights we are … Continue reading →

The photo is of what is now known as Sarum College, the place where I did my Theological training prior to Ordination from 1971 to 1974. When we, my wife and I, first went there it was Salisbury Theological College … Continue reading →

The photo I culled from Facebook this morning because it is so similar to the views from our windows. It was posted by Mrs Jacqui Ringrose, a very nice lady, who runs the Kirkcudbright Picture framing shop and has done … Continue reading →

We have now had a whole week of hard frost, with no let up during the day. The nights have been clear so that more dew descends and freezes and the north facing roofs of houses nearby now look as … Continue reading →

The following text is a cut and paste job from a “Guardian” editorial . . . OpinionProportional representationThe Guardian view on proportional representation: Labour should back itEditorialHouse of Lords reform is necessary, but not a sufficient constitutional change to mend … Continue reading →

89 today. We went out along the A 75 in beautiful sunshine but hard frost – the third day of hard frost too – to the Gem Rock Museum at Creetown. We did not go to see the gems, but … Continue reading →

This was posted on Facebook, presumably be a Kirkcudbright resident to whom I cannot send thanks, but it is lovely old image of the harbour as it was, and the caption below which says that one of the vessels, the … Continue reading →