Author Archives: Ian

About Ian

Retired Clergyman, and former RAF person. Lives in Kirkcudbright, SW Scotland. One wife. Two children, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren scattered across UK, Europe and the USA. Long time member of the European Movement, and latterly of the Scottish National Party. ""Here's to us; who is as good as us? Damn few, and they're all dead"

Monday again . . .

The builders were here all week to Friday and finished off the last bit today once the rain stopped. The new TV aerial works a treat and our bank balance looks a bit unhappy. The good thing about the whole … Continue reading

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Monday !

After four days of continuous and sometimes very heavy rain we have a glimpse of the sun. The builder has arrived with it and had commenced work on knocking off the old, failing, render on our chimney in order to … Continue reading

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What are YOU going to do about it . . . ?

I was born at the end of 1933. Hitler had become the Chancellor of Germany back in January, so I feel a sort of proprietorial interest in him and his times. A good way to find out about those times … Continue reading

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Made it !

All downhill from now on . . .

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Marathon . . .

Today it was the DGRI. We were up early (too early for me) and ready for our taxi at 9.50 am. The weather was wet and forecast to get wetter (Yellow Warning for Rain from the Met Office) so it … Continue reading

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If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster . . .

Off to take OH to her Opticians appointment. Ha! think I, now I will go and fill the car up with petrol – the gauge was getting suspiciously low. I took my wheelie walker and a walking stick and used … Continue reading

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Let it Snow . . .

We awoke to this – it was forecast yesterday to be like this today – and although the temperature is supposed to be just above freezing point, the snow has remained pretty much unchanged all day. The forecast temperatures, day … Continue reading

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The Rough and the Smooth . . .

At the start of the week Twitter was so full of posts motivated by hate that I decided to close my account. I thought I might suffer from withdrawal symptoms, but none so far. I think Twitter is now doing … Continue reading

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Parliament and People . . .

So, what did Edmund Burke actually say ? Burke’s philosophy on representation was famously articulated in his 1774 Speech to the Electors of Bristol, reproduced below. “I am sorry I cannot conclude without saying a word on a topic touched … Continue reading

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Not my sort of book . . .

I have just finished “Excellent Women” by Barbara Pym. A while ago I read “Quartet in Autumn”, also by her. Barbara Pym is well thought of in the world of literature . . . “Barbara Mary Crampton Pym FRSL (2 … Continue reading

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