Winter Solstice what I know and my journey to know more

A wonderful beginning!

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:59:27 +0000

President Obama has ordered the closure of Guantánamo and an end to torture by the US - what a wonderful and brave start to his Presidency. While it has not had such prominence but also important in

Time to return to blogging

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:33:25 +0000

It seemed about time to return to some blogging, Reinvigorated and positive :) Just a modest first post to get back into it...... If like me you are horrified by the military onslaught on Gazza and co

Yearning for the winter lights

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 21:50:44 +0100

I miss the early evenings in winter with a light rain dancing off the magically lit streets of central Glasgow, and gently refreshing the air. There is energy and possibility in the air, the summer ju

Crispets and photographic exhibitions

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:49:43 +0100

On fathers day I was given two bags of my favourite childhood sweets “crispets”. It is basically lots of saucer shaped chocolate pieces mottled with coconut. They tasted as good as I remember them. Ro

If you thought you didn’t like metal...

Sat, 31 May 2008 14:09:59 +0100

On Friday I went into Avalanche, the best independent record shop in Glasgow, and bought the new Opeth CD “Watershed”. The title is apposite, as it brings together all their key influences (death meta