. A little over 4½ years ago my stepdaughter, Layla, asked me if I would prefer to be called Grandpa or Grandad . I was 37. There are times ...Read More
. There are some things I’ve never been able to cook. ... In fact there are a great many of things I’ve never been able to cook. ... In fact...Read More
. There’s no doubt, fear can be a useful emotion: it stops us doing bloody stupid things like leaping off a tall building, trying to fight a...Read More
. Croissants for breakfast with lashings of butter - £2 Birthday card with Maggie on the cover of “ Hot Fuzz ” – 3 hours of playing around i...Read More
. Loch Ken, July 4th 2008, 9.40pm Ah, now, would you look at that. Occasionally round here you get a break in the clouds as the sun is goin...Read More
. With rising energy bills and the rumour, despite all appearances to the contrary, this is in fact Summer, we have not had the central heat...Read More
. Since The Fatigue has taken hold over the past couple of years, there have been precious few opportunities to reassert my dwindling sense...Read More
. The Galloway Children’s Fayre in Kirkcudbright* yesterday was not unexpectedly wet. The occasional light drizzle progressed to light drizz...Read More
. I can’t watch Maggie chopping carrots: she does it all wrong. Every TV chef I’ve ever watched talks about curling your fingers back under ...Read More