Stornowegians have rock in their hearts
Aww man.. what a night on Friday! I had the privilege of sitting in on a rehearsal for the Classic Rock Tribute Night and it was great. I felt like I should be putting money in a tin afterwards, it […]
A plea for some feminist action in the isles
When I went to Glasgow University in 1992, I thought the world was my oyster. I soaked up lectures in the wonderful atmosphere of the quadrangles and felt absolutely assured of my place in society. Centuries of literature were at […]
13 lessons for women in public life from the First Minister
I had the great privilege of being at a breakfast event with the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, in Stornoway yesterday where she gave a talk in An Lanntair on women in politics and public life ahead of International Women’s Day tomorrow […]
Celebrating small children, surf and sunlight on a Sunday
It’s Sunday evening, 9pm. Call the Midwife has finished. That means, in my house, the sacrosanct boundary is now passed and it can be the start of my working week. It’s a terrible wonderful thing, being a blogger / freelance […]
Breaking the silence on LGBT issues in the Outer Hebrides
A strange thing happened yesterday, after publishing my blog about LGBT History Month in An Lanntair. I realised I had broken a silence I didn’t even know was there. My blog — It was high time for gay pride in […]
It was high time for some gay pride in Stornoway
This is a loud and proud shout out to An Lanntair for putting on LGBT History Month in the arts centre this month — the first time it has ever been celebrated in the Outer Hebrides, a place that has […]
An alternative Burns cocktail.. mix with Gaelic and sing loud!
I’ve had an ear worm all week … and it’s a Burns song, of all things! I am completely blaming Colin Macleod, Kathleen Macinnes and Alex Macdonald because I heard it last Friday at An Lanntair’s ‘Alternative Burns Night’. It […]