Hi, This is just a brief blog to accompany the photos of Malta, which I visited in September 2010. As most of you will know, Dad passed away in August of that year and it was important to get some time away after that traumatic event. I had visited Gozo for scuba diving a number of years ago and had thought that I would see some parts of Malta when I was there. However, Gozo proved to be so interesting I didn't leave it during my stay so had promised myself I...

Hi, When things have reached the stage that the 'baby' of your family is due turn fifty, you may need a holiday to recover from the dawning realisation of how all of your ages are moving up. Funnily enough, my 'wee' sister Rachel suggested a trip to celebrate her milestone, so Helen and I joined Rachel and her family for a two weeker in Crete, which I had last visited 24 years previously. One event which made the holiday was the hotel deciding to upgrade us to ...

Hi, Just back from a busy week up north. With ash cloud spreading over Europe, the A9 and Cal Mac do have their advantages at times! First stop was Balloan Farm for a good social catch up with the MacQueen clan which took place over two days. On Monday night I visited Iain and Maureen MacPherson for the first of my Israel 2011 trip reunions and relived some of the highlights over a pleasant dinner. Tuesday was spent mostly at Balloan which meant a four mile run ...

Hi, As I wrote a fairly lengthy and descriptive blog about the Highland Cross on this site last year I won't repeat myself so refer you back to 2009 for any technical details about the race. Nevertheless it involves covering Scotland from coast to coast, with 20 miles running cross country followed by a 30 mile cycle. And all for some good causes! This year I was in a team with Ishbel from last years shenanigans plus my old workmate Andy Cowell from Englandsvil...

Hi, On 22nd of June some of us paid a nostalgic visit to our old primary school. Hillhead Primary in Cecil Street (which was originally Hillhead High until it moved to a different location in Oakfield Avenue), is due to close in the near future when three west end primaries are due to amalgamate into a new building just off Gibson Street. Having spent seven years of my life attending from 1964 until 1970, and having never been back, there was a curious desire ...