I started the week in Scotland, and spent a long, leisurely Monday travelling back by train from Fort William to London. I managed to have my solo time on the West Highland Line after all, staring out the window and watching the scenery slipping by, while I nibbled at my packed breakfast, dreaming of one… Continue reading Light in the morning (40.2021)
Tag: Scotland
The mountain and me (39.B. 2021)
I left you on the train headed to Glasgow. Arriving at night, in the rain, I led my colleague off towards the hotel with extreme confidence which turned out to be misplaced. It's been some years since I lived in Glasgow and my knowledge of the inner city layout has faded somewhat so that it… Continue reading The mountain and me (39.B. 2021)
The Devil’s staircase
Many years ago when I lived in Edinburgh, I did an evening class that had a title something along the lines of "Scottish place names and mythology". I'm wondering now how I got the time and the money to do this as I remember my Edinburgh time as working two jobs to keep my head… Continue reading The Devil’s staircase
Tales from Tobhamhor 