Monthly Archives: June 2004

The pictures in the paper show the shadow of Venus travelling across the sun. How nice it would be to see the sun. Apparently Scotland gets cooler, mistier weather because we are between the North Sea and the Atlantic. There … Continue reading →

The naturalised garden grows ever longer, and to my great delight wild flowers are starting to appear. They were always chopped off previously. Most of the grasses are now almost half a metre tall – apart from the part where … Continue reading →

Usually I am quite fond of spiders. At least as long as they are small and well-behaved. However, this weekend's adventure concerns a rather large and fast moving arachnid. It succeeded in running away from my bug-buster machine and hid … Continue reading →

The front cover of the Church of Scotland's Life and Work Magazine is graced with a hunky-looking Darius, (of Pop Idol fame). Whatever next? Apparently he prays every day and his Muslim father encouraged a Christian upbringing. The headline o­n … Continue reading →

I was sorry to hear of the death of Frances Shand Kydd, mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. Probably most of us here o­n the island have a story to tell of when we met her or how she seemed … Continue reading →

Yes – I am an ageing blogger, but I have been enjoying reading another over the last few weeks. Check out http://www.timegoesby.net/ for some thoughts o­n the baby-boomer generation. She has an interesting angle o­n what is happening worldwide as well as … Continue reading →

It is good to see the good ship Halcyon of Seil afloat again. This is the latest launch of any year to date. Minor mishaps so far include: several small leaks in the hull (the experts tell us the wood … Continue reading →

This is the Bridge over the Atlantic – at slack water just before the tide turns. Shows what wonderful weather we have been having this year.