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Ode to Ronan the Rat – Boyzone.
Ronan Keating – you great balloon. Caught with your breeks nae up but doon Yer poor wife Yvonne is afa’ pit oot. Ye gormless shaggin’…
Hot weather – not so hot body.
This time last week we were wrapped in thermals – 2 deep. This week it’s 22.5 degrees and the Pilsbury Dough body has just been…
Mulling over invasion of the accent snatchers.
Now I love islands. I especially like Scottish islands but I have to say I have returned from Mull with two lasting impressions. 1. Calmac…
Itchy coo park. Wild Highland Coos.
Do you think this is what George Lucas saw when he imagined some of the creatures he created for Star Wars? These little beauties are a…
Proven idiot in ferry f*** up.
I am writing this from a Calmac hotspot feeling like a fool in a car park. Having been in Oban, Kilmelford and Loch Melfort for the…
On the road to the Isles…..with a virus.
On the road for another week – round Scotland – with a boot full of wine, a laptop and an optimistic eye. I will be…
Sandy Lane Barbados? Nope Sandy Bay, Loch Awe today!
So long suffering husband and I are supposed to be in Majorca. Now. A finely tuned military operation was organised. Ryanair cheap as chips flights to Palma…
Alan Whicker watch yer back! Edinburgh Guide ahoy!
Have been commissioned to write a 28k word guide to Edinburgh from how to get around, best restaurants, where to stay in fact basically everything including the…
Bugger the gym
Cancelled my gym membership today. Yup – the party is over. I joined intending to swim every day in September last year. Since then I…
Politicians politicians everywhere and not a drop of sense.
Alex Salmond – dear God When was the last time you saw a politician quivering on your doorstep complete with fake smile brandishing outstretched hand…