I’m hoping this is one of the trees still standing after all those storms. As a wise old owl once said ‘bad weather, the perfect excuse...

I can’t remember a year when it has been so grey. Normally, we would be shivering in the winter frosts while enjoying the bright blue sky...

“O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us!” “It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An foolish notion;” These...

photograph by kind permission of Dornoch Beach Wheelchairs Mark Twain advice’s, “Write what you know” is often quoted to the aspiring...

It is only the start of the year but already they are asking parents to register their children for primary one classes starting in...

2022, young, crisp, and full of new hope. So much is expected of this year. My main aim is for all my friends and family to stay safe and...

Christmas Stack of Books Well here we are again, Christmas is looming and I haven’t finished my planning yet, never mind the shopping. I...

Some of us are slowly ending our isolation and creeping out of rooms. We are leaving our PCs and laptops behind to meet face to face...

The early start of the winter festivals combined nicely with the first seasonal fall of snow. It was like the many Christmas films where...

Here we are again, the 30th of November looms. “How do we celebrate it?” I was asked by a seven-year-old. “Do we get a day off school?”...

Support your local crafters and shops seem to be the theme going forward. If this means I don’t have to go shopping in the city I am all...

At last two of my favourite topics are combined in one week. There are all sorts of celebrations and bookish things happening all over...

Bookbug is back, or at least a version of it. We have the book, the songs, the excited wee ones, and the puppets. Only the bairns are not...

The way I feel about the 5th of November has not changed much since I was a bairn. I couldn’t understand then why we celebrated someone...

One of the oldest celebrations in many countries around the world, Oidhche Shamnha, Halloween, All Souls Night, Samhain takes place soon. ...

We all know what is rushing towards us after the tattie holidays. Right now though it is time to step back, breathe, and enjoy what...

My photographs of the stall at the Book Fair have turned out too small. I’m sure there must be a technical fix somewhere, but right now...

credit for photography K Hutton What a lovely atmosphere there was in the pop-up shop for the launch of Blàs: Roots in the Soil. I was...

What an amazing day I had at the St Duthac Book and Arts Festival on Friday. Due to them, I had my first in-person visit back into a...

The St Duthac Books and Arts Festival is almost here. Banners are heralding this new festival and a pop-up book and art gallery have...