Going for the Messages

I overheard a young Scottish woman saying that she was “going for the messages” and had to go look up what in the world she was talking about. It sounded very James Bond-ish and I was imagining her picking up an encoded message while winking and saying the code word to her informant. It was… Continue reading Going for the Messages

Excursion to Dundeeeeeee!

We made a weekend excursion to Dundee, which is under 2 hours from Glasgow and, as you can see, on the eastern coast of Scotland, a bit north of Edinburgh. Why Dundee? . . . Well, why not! Dundee is the fourth largest city in Scotland (after Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen) with a population of… Continue reading Excursion to Dundeeeeeee!

Time/Space Warp

I think many have experienced a warping of time and space throughout the pandemic – working at home, change of “normal” social patterns, etc. That’s certainly be true for me. A couple of experiences here lately have really made me wonder where I am. First, I was taking the bus yesterday to get my pre-flight… Continue reading Time/Space Warp

A Wee Wild Life

I can’t say that the last week or so has been a lot of fun. I’ve been dealing with more unintelligible (and messy) Scottish tradesmen after we had a fuse blow which turned into needing the installation of a whole new circuit breaker. Apparently, our previous box was illegal and dangerous, but the home report… Continue reading A Wee Wild Life

Wild about Charles and Margaret

No, not Charles and Camilla, but Charles and Margaret – Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a Scottish architect and artist, and his wife Helen Macdonald Mackintosh, also an accomplished artist. We took at day trip to Helensburgh (pronounced Helens-borough, not burg like Pittsburgh), which is on the western coast of Scotland – about a 40 minute train… Continue reading Wild about Charles and Margaret

North Berwick Adventure

Now that Glasgow has gone down to Step 2 restrictions, we are able to travel outside of the city. We planned our first day trip to coincide with D.’s birthday. I had heard about the Scottish Seabird Centre and their wildlife cruises and we thought we’d give that a try. The Centre (British spelling) is… Continue reading North Berwick Adventure