A few days ago, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon declared a Climate Emergency, during her speech to the SNP conference. She pledged that Scotland would “lead by example” as our obligations to the next generation are “the most important we carry”. […]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog post about the greatest tragedy to ever befall Lewis and Harris – the loss of HMY Iolaire, which went down on the Beasts of Holm, just outside Stornoway, in the early […]
I was at the Runrig show in Stirling on Saturday night. I was there. Along with my husband and eight-year-old son, I was among the crowd of 25,000 at The Last Dance. I’m feeling a bit lost now but I’m […]
I’ve never had a response to a story like the one I had this past week, to the tale about Alex Dan – my uncle, who made history by undergoing the first lung transplant in Europe in a bid to […]
If you’re a Twitter user, or still read the papers, you’ve probably noticed that there’s a rising tide of anti-Gaelic feeling. I wish I could give you an explanation of why that’s happening now but I can’t – it’s beyond […]
Gigs – most specifically, ‘your first gig’ and the Tidelines show in the Lanntair last night – are the subject of this week’s blether. I took Michael, my oldest, to it. Both my boys are big Tidelines fans actually. They […]
I have an extra special guest on the blog this week — my son Michael, aged seven-and-a-half. He has been asking me for ages if he could write a blog post himself, “to show my class”, so I thought, why […]
Occasionally, my professional work overlaps with my own personal interests and that is the perfect situation for any blogger or journalist — being engaged to write about something that you were interested in anyway! HebCelt is possibly the best example of […]
Oh, An Lanntair. What have you done? By now, most of you lovely readers of this blog will be aware that the Lanntair is going to be holding a Sunday opening trial between now and March, beginning with a screening […]
There’s great excitement in my family at the musical weekend to come. On Saturday, hubby Jason will be playing at the Classic Rock Tribute Night in An Lanntair. This gig, blogged about lately in Stornowegians have Rock In Their Hearts, […]